First character isn't being displayed. (Ptrs and arrays)

[gilded nimbus]

#include <iostream>

int length(char *str) {
    int length = 0;
    while (*(str + length) != 0) {
        length++;
    }
    return length;
}


void input(char **array, int rows, int columns) {
    for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
        *(array + i) = new char[columns];
        char* data = new char[columns];
        std::cout << "Enter input for the {" << i << "} row\n";
        std::cin.ignore();
        std::cin.getline(*(array+i), columns);
    }
}

void output(char **array, int rows, int columns) {
    for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < columns; j++) {
            std::cout << *(*(array + i) + j) << " ";
        }
        std::cout << std::endl;
    }
}

int main() {
    int rows = 0;
    std::cout << "How many rows does the input contain?";
    std::cin >> rows;
    int columns = 0;
    std::cout << "How many columns does the input contain?";
    std::cin >> columns;

    char **array = new char *[rows];
    input(array, rows, columns);
    output(array, rows, columns);
}```

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[ashen anvil]

you would do well by replacing this with std::string ngl

[coral surge]

data is being useless there.

[ashen anvil]

but most likely there is garbage memory in there somewhere

[coral surge]

You issued std::cin.ignore(), which skipped the first character.

You need to learn about the leftover newline in the input buffer, when it's there and when it isn't.

[gilded nimbus]

i cannot use strings or any builtin functions. This is a question for an assignment

[ashen anvil]

[gilded nimbus]

yep. its a long question :> haven't gotten around to that part yet.

I'll get back to that once my input is correct.

[gilded nimbus]

it should be at the end right?

after getline?

[coral surge]

It should be between an input that creates a leftover newline and the getline call.

One such input is an integer input.

After you have taken the first row, it's between two getline calls and you must not issue ignore.

[gilded nimbus]

Thanks

for the hint

so I'll be adding cin.ignore() after the column input.

Not in the loop

!solved

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