PLEASE VIEW MY CODE IN COMMENT SECTION. Can anyone edit it so i could enter the name of horse 1 horse 2. I want to cout and cin.

Question

HELP! PLEASE

Answer 1

#include <iostream>
#include <array>
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

int main()
{

cout <<"THE TURTLE RACE"<<endl;
const int numberOfHorses = 4;
array<string,4> horse;
srand(time(NULL));

cout << "\n\nEnter the name of the 4 hourses separated by spaces:\n\n";

for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++){
cin >> horse[i];
}

int winner;
winner = rand() % numberOfHorses;
int secondPlace;
bool foundSecond = false;
while(!foundSecond) {
secondPlace = rand() % numberOfHorses;
if(secondPlace != winner)
foundSecond = true;
}

cout << "winning horse: " << horse[winner] << endl;

cout << "second place: " << horse[secondPlace] <<endl;
return 0;
}

Answer 2

you'r welcome..😉
ask if you have any question.

Answer 3

#include <iostream>
#include <array>
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

int main()
{

cout <<"THE TURTLE RACE"<<endl;
const int numberOfHorses = 4;
array<string,4> horse;
srand(time(NULL));

cout << "\n\nEnter the name of the 4 hourses separated by spaces:\n\n";

for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++){
cin >> horse[i];
}

int winner;

// here will chose the winner
winner = rand() % numberOfHorses;

int secondPlace;
int thirdPlace;
int fourthPlace;

bool foundSecond = false;
bool foundThird = false;
bool foundFourth = false;

// here we get the second place
while(!foundSecond) {
secondPlace = rand() % numberOfHorses;
if(secondPlace != winner)
foundSecond = true;
}

// here we get the third place
while(!foundThird ) {
thirdPlace = rand() % numberOfHorses;
if(thirdPlace != secondPlace && thirdPlace != winner)
foundThird = true;
}

// here we get the fourth place
while(!foundFourth ) {
fourthPlace = rand() % numberOfHorses;
if( fourthPlace != secondPlace && fourthPlace != winner && fourthPlace != thirdPlace )
foundFourth = true;
}

cout << "winning horse: " << horse[winner] << endl;

cout << "second place: " << horse[secondPlace] <<endl;

cout << "third place: " << horse[thirdPlace] <<endl;

cout << "fourth place: " << horse[fourthPlace] <<endl;
return 0;
}

Answer 4

already done, you can insert 4 names separated by space

Answer 5

this is morw complicated 😂 but thank you ao much 😍

Answer 6

#include <iostream>
#include <array>
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

int main()
{

cout <<"THE TURTLE RACE"<<endl;
const int numberOfHorses = 4;
array<char,4> horse;
srand(time(NULL));

horse[0] = 'A';
horse[1] = 'B';
horse[2] = 'C';
horse[3] = 'D';
int winner;
winner = rand() % numberOfHorses;
int secondPlace;
bool foundSecond = false;
while(!foundSecond) {
secondPlace = rand() % numberOfHorses;
if(secondPlace != winner)
foundSecond = true;
}

cout << "winning horse: " << horse[winner] << endl;

cout << "second place: " << horse[secondPlace] <<endl;
return 0;
}

Answer 7

@mohammad dakdouk
can you also please display the third and fourth placer? thank you

Answer 8

i mean, i also want to cout the fourth place winner, and the thirdplace winner