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Good day , i'm having this issue with the following C code . I'm trying to perform this operation, the sum of (each entered number has to be multiplied by its generated one) . What am I missing ?
i'm getting this error : incompatible types when assigning to type 'float *' from type 'float' .
Any help will be welcomed.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <math.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
application();
return 0;
}
void application(void)
{
int input = 0;
float number[10];
float total =0;
float *ptr;
float generatedNum;
srand(time(NULL));
for(input; input<11; input++)
{
generatedNum = 2 *(float)rand()/(float)RAND_MAX - 1;
printf("\n\n\t\tEnter number %d : ", input);
scanf("%f", &number[input]);
ptr = number * generatedNum;
printf("\n\t\t\t\t\tMachine Value: %.1f", generatedNum);
}
for(input; input<11; input++)
{
total += *ptr;
ptr++;
}
printf("\n\n\n\t\tTHE NEURON IS: %.2f", total);
}

Answer 1

An easier solution is to simply keep everything in one loop. There really isn't a need for a pointer in this situation as nothing requires them, add the values as you get them. Also you never use the generatedNum (although maybe this is for further development??)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <math.h>
void application(void)
{
int input = 0;
float number[10];
float total =0;
float generatedNum;
srand(time(NULL));
for(; input<10; input++)
{
generatedNum = 2 *(float)rand()/(float)RAND_MAX - 1;
printf("\n\n\t\tEnter number %d : ", input);
scanf("%f", &number[input]);
total += number[input];
printf("\n\t\t\t\t\tMachine Value: %.1f", generatedNum);
}
printf("\n\n\n\t\tTHE NEURON IS: %.2f", total);
return;
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
application();
return 0;
}

Answer 2

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <math.h>
void application(void)
{
int input = 0;
float number[10];
float total =0;
float *ptr;
float generatedNum;
srand(time(NULL));
for(; input<10; input++)
{
generatedNum = 2 *(float)rand()/(float)RAND_MAX - 1;
printf("\n\n\t\tEnter number %d : ", input);
scanf("%f", &number[input]);
ptr = number;
printf("\n\t\t\t\t\tMachine Value: %.1f", generatedNum);
}
for(input = 0; input<10; input++)
{
total += *ptr;
ptr++;
}
printf("\n\n\n\t\tTHE NEURON IS: %.2f", total);
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
application();
return 0;
}
your array will get out of bound if you go for < 11 because it might contain 10 position but it's starting at 0.
Also the first loop manipulates your input variable which is then higher than the required condition of your second loop.
So you need to set it back to 0.
Working example!