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POIs there a way to input a file to a 2D array, line by line, by calling a function (not in main) through pointers or something similar?
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  1. POIs there a way to input a file to a 2D array, line by line, by calling a function (not in main) through pointers or something similar?
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    copied!<pre><code>void input(FILE*, char*); int main() { int operation, l = 0; int a = 0; char keywords[6][10]={"char ", "while(", "while "}; int keyword_count, line_count=0; char source_code[128][128]; char *str_ptr = &amp;source_code[0][0]; FILE *file_in; file_in=fopen("code.c", "r"); if (file_in==NULL) // Checks if file is opened properly { perror("Error opening file"); } else { printf("\n\n This Program will measure some simple software metrics;"); printf("\n\n Please make a selection:\n\n 0 : Number of lines\n\n "); scanf("%d", &amp;operation); //input(file_in, str_ptr); </code></pre> <p>This is the code block I am using to input my file to an array and would like this to be done in a seperate function (possibly by pointers?)</p> <pre><code> while(!feof(file_in)) { fgets(source_code[l],sizeof(source_code[l]),file_in); line_count++; l++; } while(a&lt;line_count) { if(strstr(source_code[a],keywords[0])) { keyword_count++; a++; } } switch (operation) { case 0: printf("\n There are %d lines of code\n", line_count); break; default: printf("\n Bad Command. Please try again: "); break; } } } </code></pre> <p>Input function, where i tried to place code, and save to array line by line, but failed miserably</p> <pre><code>/* void input(FILE *file_in, char* str_ptr) { } */ </code></pre> <blockquote> <p>added, my failed attempt! not quite sure if this is how the array should be passed but I am looking to have the original copy of the array altered aso as it can be used by other functions</p> </blockquote> <pre><code>void input(FILE *file_in, char* str_ptr) { int i = 0; while(!feof(file_in)) { fgets(*str_ptr[i],128,file_in); i++; } } </code></pre>
 

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