pvjc24/cv5/program.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

#define SIZE 100

struct student {
    char name[SIZE];
    int votes;
};

// function to compare two students based on their votes
int compare(const void *a, const void *b) {
    struct student *student_a = (struct student *) a;
    struct student *student_b = (struct student *) b;

    if (student_a->votes > student_b->votes) {
        return -1;
    } else if (student_a->votes < student_b->votes) {
        return 1;
    } else {
        // if the votes are the same, compare the names
        return strcmp(student_a->name, student_b->name);
    }
}

int main() {
    // define an array of students with SIZE elements
    struct student students[SIZE];

    // initialize a variable to keep track of the size of the array
    int size = 0;

    // read in the student data from standard input
    while (1) {
        // allocate memory for the line
        char line[SIZE];
        memset(line, 0, SIZE);
        char *r = fgets(line, SIZE, stdin);

        // check if the line is empty
        if (r == NULL) {
            // end of input
            break;
        }

        // parse the string and extract the number of votes and the student name
        int votes;
        if (sscanf(line, "%d %s", &votes, students[size].name) != 2) {
            // error, the input was not in the expected format
            // print an error message and exit
            fprintf(stderr, "Error: invalid input format\n");
            return 1;
        }
        students[size].votes = votes;
        size++;
    }

    // sort the students based on their votes
    qsort(students, size, sizeof(struct student), compare);

    // print the results
    printf("Results:\n");
    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
        printf("%d %s\n", students[i].votes, students[i].name);
    }

    return 0;
}