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Old 12-25-2004, 01:54 AM   #1
frankie_DJ
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C++ question: can't figure out why this simple code does not work


Hi everyone,

I am trying to write a program which inputs words and then gives the count of how many times each word appeared at the input. The following code compiles, but gives

Code:
segmentation fault
meassage when I try to run it.

Code:
#include <iostream>
#include<vector>
#include<string>
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;
using std::vector;
using std::string;

int main()
{

cout<<"Please input words followed by the end-of-file";
string x;
vector<string> word;
vector<int> word_count;

while (cin>>x)
{

bool a = false;

for (n=0; n!=word.size();++n)
if (x==word[n])
{
++word_count[n];
a=true;
}

if (a==false) word.push_back(x);
}
for (n=0; n!=word.size();++n)
cout<<word[n]<<"appeared  "<<word_count[n]<<" times"<<endl;
return 0;
}
This is supposed to be fairly simple and I can think of couple of other ways of doing it but can't figure out why this particular code does not work.

BTW: How is GDB supposed to be used in the situation where I have to give program input?
 
Old 12-25-2004, 03:19 AM   #2
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I'm not particularly up to date with the Vector class (I use my own container class) so I could be wrong, but I believe your problem is that you are attempting to read a location of memory not yet defined by your software, that is:

Code:
++ word_count[n];
You really should execute:

Code:
word_count.push_back(0);
the same time you execute:

Code:
word.push_back(x);
That solved the problem for me. Hope this helps!
 
Old 12-25-2004, 04:14 AM   #3
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Duh! Thanks a lot man. I am stupid. Of course I have to initialize the variable if I am gonna use its value.
 
  


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