Mario problems. how to fix an undeclared variable

Question

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I am having trouble figuring out how to fix the error I am getting on one of my variables. I'm trying to express my 'hashtag' variable (h) in terms of my space variable (s). I am wondering how to address the undeclared identifier error message. I think the issue is a self-reflexive thing where I need to change the terms of how I'm defining 'hashtag', but I don't know what that needs to be changed to. Feeling kind of stuck on this at the moment. Any help would be great. Thank you

Answer 1

When you're working with variables (in just about any programming language, not only in C) it may be helpful for you to remember that declaring a variable is separate and distinct from initializing a variable, even though both things may be done on the same line of code.

// declaring an integer
int foo;

// initializing the integer after declaration
foo = 27;

// declaring and initializing on the same line
int bar = 42;

In this situation, you might benefit from declaring your integers before initializing their values.

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Answer 2

Any var must be declared before it is used. Otherwise, it generates the undeclared identifier error. The code tries to use s on the line before it is declared.

There's a more serious logic problem here. The code is trying to use circular logic. Simply put, it's trying to do this. With neither a or b having had a value assigned, it's trying to do this:

a = b;
b = a;

You need to give this part of your code a little work. ;-)

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