Hi I am new to C but not to programming(Only have experience in high-level languages like Python and JS).
In my CS assignment I have to implement a function that decodes an encrypted string.(The encryption used is atbash)
I want to give the decode-function a encoded string and receive a decoded string. I tested my function by printing out every decoded character of the string and it worked.
However I am having issues implementing the original task of the function (encoded str -> decoded str)
Here is my code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
/*******************/
// atbash decoding function
// recieves an atbash string and returns a decoded string.
char *decode(char *str){
int i = 0;
char decodedString[1000];
strcpy(decodedString, "\n");
while(str[i] != '\0') {
if(!((str[i] >= 0 && str[i] < 65)||(str[i] > 90 && str[i] < 97)||(str[i] > 122 && str[i] <=127))){
if(str[i] >= 'A' && str[i] <= 'Z'){
char upperCaseLetter = 'Z'+'A'-str[i];
strcat(decodedString, &upperCaseLetter);
}
if(str[i] >= 'a' && str[i] <= 'z'){
char lowerCaseLetter = 'z'+'a'-str[i];
strcat(decodedString, &lowerCaseLetter);
}
}
if(((str[i] >= 0&& str[i] < 65)||(str[i] > 90 && str[i] < 97)||(str[i] > 122 && str[i] <= 127))){
char notALetter = str[i];
strcat(decodedString, ¬ALetter);
}
i++;
}
printf("%s\n", decodedString); // Debug: Checking what I would receive as a return, expected "Hello World!", got binaries
return decodedString;
}
int main(){
char *message = "Svool Dliow!";
printf("This is the decode String:\n%s",(decode(message))); //Expected return of "This is the decode String:\nHello World!", received "This is the decode String:\n" instead
return 0;
}
Issues:
(1)
I receive in the debug comment some binaries, instead of a string ("Hello World!").
(2)
I don't understand why printf("\n%s", (decoded(message))); doesn't print the callback of function decode ._.
Thanks in advance!
Edit:
Issue (2) was solved thanks to paulsm4
Edit2:
Issue (1) was solved thanks to dbush.