alright, I have most of this hammered out, but still a couple problems I cant figure out. in the player class, the Nextmove function is not working for me. It uses the setvalue function in TicTacToe class(which works fine by itsself)

also there are problems assigning player names that I cant figure out either, one name will turn out fine, and the other will end up being a concatinization of its name and the other name minus a char or 2. I have it setup so they can input row 1-3 instead of 0-2(array) and it subtracts 1 from what they input to put inthe the char array. Heres the code:

2 drivers(test.c and game.cpp) just been using test.c for small tests and game will be the main driver.

test.c

#include <iostream>
#include "Player.h"
//#include "TicTacToe.h"

using namespace std;


int main()
{
        Player p1("Ralph", 1);
        Player p2("Joe", 2);
        TicTacToe tic;
        p1.NextMove(tic);
        tic.setValue(1, 1, 1);
        tic.setValue(3, 3, 2);
        tic.print();
        //cout << "\n" << p1.GetName() << "\n";
        return 0;
}

game.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include "Player.h"
#include <time.h>

using namespace std;

char * setname(int, char *);
int doindex(int);

int main()
{
        int myindex = 1, row, col;
        TicTacToe tic;
        char name[20];
        Player * turnplayer;
        cout << "Welcome to TicTacToe(Edge Style!) version 1.00\n";
        Player p1(setname(1, name), 1);
        Player p2(setname(2, name), 2);
        cout << "\nPlayer 1 is x, Player 2 is o.\n";
        if(((int)clock()) % 2 == 0) myindex = -1;
        else myindex = 1;
        cout << "\nPlayer " << doindex(myindex) << " win the toss, you go goes first.\n\n";
        while(tic.getStatus() == 3)
        {
                tic.print();
                cout << "\n\n" << myindex << "\n";
                if (myindex == -1) p1.NextMove(tic);
                else p2.NextMove(tic);
                myindex = myindex * -1;
        }
        switch(tic.getStatus())
        {
                case 0:
                        cout << "The Game is a Tie";
                        break;
                case 1:
                        cout << "Player 1 wins!";
                        break;
                case 2:
                        cout << "Player 2 wins!";
                        break;
        }
        return 0;
}

char * setname(int index, char * myname)
{
        cout << "\nPlayer " << index << ", Please enter your name: ";
        cin >> myname;
        //cout << "--" << myname;
        return myname;
}

inline int doindex(int a)
{
        if(a = -1) return 2;
        else return 1;
}

TicTacToe.h

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class TicTacToe
{
        public:
                void print();   //prints out the gameboard at any time
                int getStatus();        //returns tie, win for either player, or neither
                bool setValue(int, int, int);  // (row, column, player index) makes a move for the player, true if the move $
                TicTacToe();            //constructor
                char board[3][3];                       //2d array for game board
        private:

                bool iswin(int);                //input player index to see if they have won the game
                bool isEmpty(int, int);         //true if the space is empty
                char charspace(char);           //returns a space for \0 char, else returns the char inputted

};

TicTacToe.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include "TicTacToe.h"

using namespace std;


//char board[3][3];
bool TicTacToe::iswin(int index)
{
        int x;
        char psymbol;
        if(index == 1) psymbol = 'x';
        else psymbol = 'o';
        for(x = 0; x < 3; x++) if (board[x][0] == psymbol && board[x][1] == psymbol && board[x][2] == psymbol) return true; $
        for(x = 0; x < 3; x++) if (board[0][x] == psymbol && board[1][x] == psymbol && board[2][x] == psymbol) return true; $
        if(board[0][0] == psymbol && board[1][1] == psymbol && board[2][2] == psymbol) return true;     //check 1st diagonal
        if(board[0][2] == psymbol && board[1][1] == psymbol && board[2][0] == psymbol) return true;     //check other diagon$
        return false;
}
int TicTacToe::getStatus()
{
        if(iswin(1) == true) return 1;          //player 1 wins
        else if(iswin(2) == true) return 2;     //player 2 wins
        else
        {
                int x, y;
                for(x = 0; x < 3; x++)          //search for \0 chars to see if board is full
                {
                        for(y = 0; y < 3; y++)
                        {
                                if (board[x][y] == '\0') return 3;  //board is not full, neither player has won, keep playing
                        }
                }
                return 1;               //if it makes it to this line, the game is a tie
        }
}

char TicTacToe::charspace(char a)
{
        if (a == '\0') return ' ';
        else return a;
}
void TicTacToe::print()
{
        int x;
        cout <<"\t-------------\n";
        for(x = 0; x < 3; x++)
        {
                cout << "\t" << "| "    << charspace(board[x][0]) << " | " << charspace(board[x][1]) << " | " << charspace(b$
                cout <<"\t-------------\n";
        }
}
bool TicTacToe::isEmpty(int row, int col)
{
        if (board[row-1][col-1] == '\0') return true;
        else return false;
}
bool TicTacToe::setValue(int row, int col, int player)
{
        if(row < 4 && col < 4 && row > 0 && col > 0)
        {

                if(isEmpty(row, col) == true)
                {
                        char a;
                        if(player == 1) a = 'x';
                        else a = 'o';
                        board[row-1][col-1] = a;
                        cout << "\n\n" << a << "\n";
                        return true;
                }
                else
                {
                        cout << "\nSpace already occupied. Try again.\n";
                        return false;
                }
        }
        else
        {
                cout << "\nInvalid position.  Try again.\n";
                return false;
        }
}

TicTacToe::TicTacToe()
{
        int x, y;
        for(x = 0; x < 3; x++)
        {
                for(y = 0; y < 3; y++)
                {
                        board[x][y] = '\0';
                }
        }
}

Player.h

#include <iostream>
#include "TicTacToe.h"

using namespace std;

class Player
{
        public:


                Player(char *, int);
                int GetIndex();         //returns player index

                char * GetName();       //returns player name

                void NextMove(TicTacToe x);             //for a player to make a move
                int pindex;                     //player index
                char name[];            //player name
        private:


};

Player.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include "Player.h"
#define MAX 20

using namespace std;


Player::Player(char *pname, int pnumber)
{
        int *ptr;
        /*int x;
        for(x = 0; x < 20; x++)
        {
                name[x] = *(pname + x);
        }*/
        pindex = pnumber;
        strcpy(name, pname);
        cout << "INDEX!!!!  " << pindex << endl;

}

int Player::GetIndex()
{
        return pindex;
}

char * Player::GetName() { return name; }

void Player::NextMove(TicTacToe toe)
{
        int row, col;
        do
        {

                cout << "\n" << name << ": Enter the Row and Column for your next move: ";
                cin >> row >> col;
                cout << "\n" << pindex;
        }
        while (toe.setValue(row, col, pindex) == false);
}

Thanks for any help

name variable in Player class is an uninitialized pointer and the constructor does not allocate any space for it. Why don't you using std::string class instead of char* -- it will make your life a whole lot easier, your hair will not turn grey as quickly, and will greatly simplify the Player class constructor.

ok that got it. And the issue with the tictactoe board where Nextmove wasnt working was just a pointer issue so I got it too. Thanks for the help!

which source is correct?????

commented: arrived late to the party +0
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