How to set rank for all preferences?

Question

Any thoughts on that to set rank for all preferences?

Answer 1

If you start adding notes to your code it will make it easer for others to understand.

So the basics of it are correct. You are iterating over all the candidates

Then there is an error, candidates[i] candidates is a data structure that is created at the begging of the code.

// Candidates have name, vote count, eliminated status
typedef struct
{
    string name;
    int votes;
    bool eliminated;
}
candidate; 

This means that if you want to call the name of candidate 1 you need to call candidates[0].name if you want to call his votes then you need to call candidates[0].votes etc.

Then to you actual question

How to set rank for all preferences?

Try rewatching the walkthrough a couple times.

preferences[MAX_VOTERS][MAX_CANDIDATES]

It preferences are marked as a double array that tracks the [voter] and the [rank].

The table in the walkthrough is a very good way to visualize what should be inscribed in the array.

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