Card game array of objects issue - c++

Question

I am creating a UNO game that transfers Card objects from a deck to a hand. Each player has a hand which consists of 7 random cards. The code below shows me attempting to create a player and storing the player into an array that can alter the order of turns and such. I initialized my array by Player* playerArray
#pragma once
#include "Player.h"
#include "DevTest.h"
#include <string>
class Game
{
private:
int amountOfPlayers;
//std::vector<Player> playerArray;
Player* playerArray; //in charge of the order of turns etc
public:
Game();
void createPlayerArray();
void menu();
~Game();
};
And this is where I implement my array
#include "Game.h"
DevTest devtest;
extern Player player;
extern Deck deck;
Game::Game()
{
}
void Game::createPlayerArray()
{
std::string userName;
std::cout << "Please enter the amount of players: ";
std::cin >> amountOfPlayers;
if (amountOfPlayers < 2 || amountOfPlayers>10)
{
if (amountOfPlayers < 2)
{
std::cout << "Sorry! Not enough players." << std::endl;
}
if (amountOfPlayers > 10)
{
std::cout << "Sorry! Too many players." << std::endl;
}
}
else
{
playerArray = new Player[amountOfPlayers];
std::cout << "Please enter the names of each player." << std::endl;
for (int i = 0; i < amountOfPlayers; i++)
{
//Player* playerArray[i] = new Player;
std::cout << "Player " << i+1 << ": ";
std::cin.ignore();
std::getline(std::cin, userName);
playerArray[i].setUserName(userName);
for (int i = 0; i < player.getHANDSIZE(); i++)
{
deck.dealCard();
}
player.printHand();
}
}
return;
}
void Game::menu()
{
int choice;
std::cout << "UNO" << std::endl;
std::cout << "1. Play Game" << std::endl;
std::cout << "2. Read Rules" << std::endl;
std::cout << "3. Developer Testing" << std::endl;
std::cout << "4. Quit" << std::endl;
do
{
std::cin >> choice;
switch (choice)
{
case 1:
std::cout << "Play Game" << std::endl;
break;
case 2:
std::cout << "Read Rules" << std::endl;
break;
case 3:
std::cout << "Developer Testing" << std::endl;
devtest.testMenu();
break;
case 4:
exit(0);
break;
default:
std::cout << "Invalid choice. Please choose again." << std::endl;
}
//clear screen
} while (choice < 1 || choice >4);
}
Game::~Game()
{
}
PLAYER
#pragma once
#include "Deck.h"
#include <iostream>
class Player
{
private:
int length;
std::string username; //can indicate whos turn / wins
static const int HANDSIZE = 7;
Card* hand;
public:
Player();
void pushHand(Card deck);
void popHand();
void printHand();
int getHANDSIZE();
std::string getUserName();
void setUserName(std::string name);
~Player();
};
PLAYER.CPP
#include "Player.h"
#include "Card.h"
extern Deck deck;
//extern Game game;
Player::Player()
{
length = 0;
hand = new Card[HANDSIZE];
//game.createPlayerArray();
//new player?
}
void Player::pushHand(Card deck)
{
//push deck object into hand
hand[length] = deck;
length++;
}
void Player::printHand()
{
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
{
std::cout << "Length: " << i << std::endl;
std::cout << "Value: " << hand[i].value << std::endl;
std::cout << "Color: ";
deck.toString(hand[i].color);
}
}
int Player::getHANDSIZE()
{
return HANDSIZE;
}
std::string Player::getUserName()
{
return username;
}
void Player::setUserName(std::string name)
{
username = name;
}
Player::~Player()
{
}
My issue is, my array has a length of 0 even though I create the array with `playerArray = new Player[amountOfPlayers];`
which to my understanding creates an array of player objects with a given size. My question is, how do I create an array of Player objects correctly since either this declaration is flawed or my logic somewhere else is flawed.
Also, I cannot use vectors due to the instructor's instructions.
Using breakpoints and Debug>Windows>Locals, I can see that my player array has a length of 0 instead of 2. I'm not sure as to what I'm doing incorrectly and a few pointers/tips would be very appreciated.