I am trying to implement a set ADT using dynamic arrays. I have a set for odd and even numbers. When a array is full I use realloc to get a bigger array. The problem is that this also seems to fill the array with unwanted numbers.
struct set
{
void **array;
int numitems;
int maxitems;
cmpfunc_t cmpfunc;
};
.
void set_add(set_t *set, void *elem)
{
if (!set_contains(set, elem))
{
if (set->numitems + 1 >= set->maxitems) // Make new bigger array if full
{
void **new_array = realloc(set->array, sizeof(void *) * set->maxitems * 2);
if (new_array == NULL)
printf("Error");
set->maxitems *= 2;
set->array = new_array;
}
set->array[set->numitems] = elem;
set->numitems++;
}
}
In main i use this to add numbers.
for (i = 0; i <= n; i++) {
if (i % 2 == 0)
set_add(evens, numbers[i]);
else
{
printset("Odd numbers":, odds);
set_add(odds, numbers[i]);
}
}
This is the output I get.
Output:
Odd numbers: 1
Odd numbers: 1 3
Odd numbers: 1 3 5
...
Odd numbers: 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29
Odd numbers: 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31
Odd numbers: 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Odd numbers: 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
...
After 31 is added, the array maxsize (=16) is doubled. Any ideas what causes the rest of the array to be filled? This is just a small part of the code, so if nothing here seems to be the cause I can post more.
=== Addition info: ===
static void printset(char *prefix, set_t *set)
{
set_iter_t *it;
printf("%s", prefix);
it = set_createiter(set);
while (set_hasnext(it)) {
int *p = set_next(it);
printf(" %d", *p);
}
printf("\n");
set_destroyiter(it);
}
.
set_iter_t *set_createiter(set_t *set)
{
set_iter_t *iter = malloc(sizeof(set_iter_t));
if (iter == NULL)
return NULL;
bobsort(set);
iter->set = set;
iter->cur = 0;
return iter;
}
int set_hasnext(set_iter_t *iter)
{
if (iter->set->array[iter->cur] == NULL)
return 0;
else
return 1;
}
void *set_next(set_iter_t *iter)
{
if (iter->set->array[iter->cur] == NULL)
return NULL;
else
{
void *elem = iter->set->array[iter->cur];
iter->cur++;
return elem;
}
}
It's for an assignment, so I'm following the function signatures. I'm used to make adt list with linked list and not arrays.
In function set_add
you should change the if
condition:
if (set->numitems + 1 >= set->maxitems) // Make new bigger array if full
to
if (set->numitems >= set->maxitems) // Make new bigger array if full