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The question asks me to dynamically allocate an array large enough to hold a suer defined number of test scores, then pass to a function that sorts in ascending order. Another function should be called to average scores. and display the list and average. not supposes to accept negative test scores.

This is what i have created, it looks like everything is there. But when i try to make it run, it gives errors saying that it can't convert parameter one from double* to double*[] and others like can't convert double* to int* don't really now how to fix this problem. could someone please help in making sure i wrote it correctly and telling me how to repair the errors. Thank you.

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;

void arrSelectSort(double *[], int);
void showArrPtr(double *[], int);
void showAverage(double , int);

int main()
{
double *scores, //To dynamically allocate an array
total=0, //Accumulator
average; //To hold the averge scores
int numScores; //To hold the number of test scores


//Get the number of test scores.
cout << "How many test scores will you be inputing?";
cin >> numScores;

//Dynamically allocate an array large enough to hold that many
//test scores
scores = new double[numScores];

//Get the test score for each test
cout << "Enter the test scores below.\n";
for (int count = 0; count < numScores; count++)
{
cout << "Test score #" << ( count + 1 ) << ": ";
cin >> scores[count];
while (scores <=0)
{
cout << "Zero or negative numbers not accepted.\n";
cout << "Test Score #" << (count + 1) << ": ";
cin >>scores[count];
}
}

//Calculate the total scores
for (int count = 0; count < numScores; count++)
{
total += scores[count];
}

//sort the elements of the array pointers
arrSelectSort ( scores, numScores );

//Will display them in sorted order.
cout << "The test scores in ascending order are: \n";
showArrPtr ( scores, numScores );

showAverage( total, numScores );

//Free memory.
delete [] scores;
scores = 0;

return 0;

}

void arrSelectSort(double *array[], int size)
{
int startScan, minIndex;
int *minElem;

for (startScan = 0; startScan < ( size - 1 ); startScan++)
{
minIndex = startScan;
minElem = array[startScan];
for (int index = startScan + 1; index < size; index++)
{
if ( *(array[index] ) < *minElem)
{
minElem = array[index];
minIndex = index;
}
}
array[minIndex] = array[startScan];
array[startScan] = minElem;
}
}

void showArrPtr(double *array, int size)
{
for (double count=0; count< size; count++)
cout << *(array[count]) << " ";
cout << endl;
}

void showAverage(double total, int numScores)
{
float average;

//Calculate the average
average = total / numScores;

//Display the results.
cout << fixed << showpoint << setprecision(2);
cout << "Average Score: " << average << endl;
}

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Sorry for this late reply.

In both errors you have a syntax error. double* and double*[] are different things. The first is a pointer to a double value. double*[] is an array where every element is a pointer to a double value.

"like can't convert double* to int*"

Well... here you have a big problem. double is grater than int so you can't convert a double value to an interger with an assigantion.
To do this you have to do a dynamic cast this is done using the dynamic_cast key word.

[Diego8]

Sorry for this late reply.

In both errors you have a syntax error. double* and double*[] are different things. The first is a pointer to a double value. double*[] is an array where every element is a pointer to a double value.

"like can't convert double* to int*"

Well... here you have a big problem. double is grater than int so you can't convert a double value to an interger with an assigantion.
To do this you have to do a dynamic cast this is done using the dynamic_cast key word.