Sudoku in C++. The program works but how do I check the minisquares? Please gimme a function. :( Pretty please?

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;

const int rowSize=9;
const int columnSize=9;
const int arraySize=9;
int a[arraySize];
int print_values[rowSize][columnSize]={9,4,2,5,1,8,3,7,6,
                                       7,1,6,4,2,3,5,8,9,
                                       3,8,5,7,6,9,4,2,1,
                                       1,6,3,8,4,2,7,9,5,
                                       4,2,7,1,9,5,6,3,8,
                                       8,5,9,6,3,7,2,1,4,
                                       6,3,8,9,7,4,1,5,2,
                                       5,7,4,2,8,1,9,6,3,
                                       2,9,1,3,5,6,8,4,7};

bool check(int a[], int arraySize){
    int i=0;
    for(int j=0; j<arraySize-1; j++){
        if(a[j]==a[j+1])
            i++;
    }
    if(i==0)
        return true;
    else
        return false;
}

void swap(int &a, int &b){
    int temp;
    temp=a;
    a=b;
    b=temp;
}

void bubbleSort(int a[], int arraySize){
    for(int i=0; i<arraySize-1; i++){
        for(int j=0; j<arraySize-1; j++){
            if (a[j]>a[j+1])
                swap(a[j], a[j+1]);
        }
    }

}

//i for rows; j for columns
int check_row () {
    int h=0;
    for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
        for (int j=0; j<9; j++){
            a[j]=print_values[i][j];
        }
        bubbleSort(a, arraySize);
        if(check(a, arraySize))
            h++;
    }
    return h;
}

/*int check_row (int rowSize){
    for (int j=0;j<9;j++)
    {
    int total=0;
    for (int i=0;i<9;i++)
    {
    total+=rowSize[j][i];
    }
    if(total!=45)
    {
    return false;
    }
    }
    return true;
}
*/
int check_column(){
    int h=9;
    for(int j=0; j<9; j++){
        for(int i=0; i<9; i++){
        a[i]=print_values[i][j];
        }

        bubbleSort(a, arraySize);
        if(check(a, arraySize))
            h++;
    }
    return h;
}

int main(){

    /*int n;

    for(n=0; n<rowSize; n++){
        cout << "Input value for sudoku:" << endl;
        cin >> n;
    }*/

    if(check_row()!=9)
        cout<<"Not a valid sudoku solution!"<<endl;
    else{
        if(check_column()==18)
        cout<<"Valid sudoku solution!"<<endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

Sudoku in C++. The program works but how do I check the minisquares? Please gimme a function. :( Pretty please?

"Please gimme a function?" I don't think so. We are not a coding service to help write your code for you.

Figure out what the indecies are for a minisquare. Look at the pattern in those numbers. Then write your code based on this new knowledge.

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