C++ Reverse Array

Question

In C++, I need to read in a string from user input and place it into a char array [done]

Then, I need to pass that array to a function [done]

That function is supposed to reverse the order of characters [problem!]

Then after, back in the main(), it displays that original array with the newly reversed characters.

I'm having trouble creating the function that actually does the reversing because I have some restrictions:

• I cannot have any local array variables.
• No pointers either

My function is only passing in the original array (ie:

void reverse(char word[])

EDIT: So far he has

void reverse(char word[]);

void main() 
{
  char word[MAX_SIZE];

  cout << endl << "Enter a word : ";
  cin >> word; 
  cout << "You entered the word " << word << endl;

  reverse(word); 

  cout << "The word in reverse order is " << word << endl;
}

void reverse(char myword[]) 
{
  int i, temp;
  j--;

  for(i=0;i<(j/2);i++) 
  {
    temp      = myword[i];
    myword[i] = myword[j];
    myword[j] = temp; 

    j--; 
  }
}

HELP please!!

Answer 1

If we are talking C-Strings, then your function should be

void reverse(char word[],size_t wordlen)

First answer from the same question (this is a dupe from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1080449/reverse-a-sentence-in-c/1080463#1080463)

This doesn't do what you are looking for, but gets you quite close!

 int ReverseString(char *rev)
         {
            if(*rev!='\0')
            {
               ReverseString(rev + 1);
               putchar(*rev);//change this.
            }

            return 1;
         }

Credits to @devinb.

Answer 2

Despite this looking quite homeworky, may I suggest:

void reverse(char word[])
{
    int len=strlen(word);
    char temp;
    for (int i=0;i<len/2;i++)
    {
            temp=word[i];
            word[i]=word[len-i-1];
            word[len-i-1]=temp;
    }
}

or, better yet, the classic XOR implementation:

void reverse(char word[])
{
    int len=strlen(word);
    for (int i=0;i<len/2;i++)
    {
     word[i]^=word[len-i-1];
     word[len-i-1]^=word[i];
     word[i]^=word[len-i-1];
    }
}

Answer 3

Since this is homework, I'll point you toward a solution without just giving you the answer.

Your reverse function can modify the word that is passed in. One thing you'll need to know is how long the word is (so you'll know how many letters to reverse), you can get this from the strlen() function. If you're not permitted to use pointers, then you can use a local int index variable.