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Using a Factorial Function on an Array in C++

Im trying to get my factorial function to go through all the numbers in my array and give me the result but I keep getting an error message. Any idea what im doing wrong? Here is my code:

#include <iostream>
#include "Recursion.h"

int factorial(int n)
{

if (n == 0)
       return 1;
   else
       return n * factorial(n-1);
}

int main()
{
    int my_list[5] = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10};

    for(int i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
    {
        int b = factorial(my_list[i]);
        std::cout << b << std::endl;
    }

    return 0;

}
Solution

  • Your function is designed to take a single integer, and not an array. Iterate over the array, and call the method on each int within the array

    for(int i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
{
    int b = factorial(my_list[i]);
    std::cout << b << std::endl;
}