Merging two arrays in ascending order - c++

Question

I know the logic how to merge two arrays but the problem is how to code.
This was my code n it is giving correct ans but my sir told me that do it again,please tell me what I have to add in this code,
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int mergeArrays(int array1[],int size1,int array2[],int size2);
int main()
{
const int size1=8;
const int size=12;
int arrayA[size1]={10,25,37,49,50,51,55,60};
int arrayB[size]={2,5,26,27,29,32,40,45,70,80,90,95};
mergeArrays(arrayA,size1,arrayB,size);
}
int mergeArrays(int array1[],int size1,int array2[],int size2)
{
int size3=size1+size2;
int *array3=new int[size3];
int k=0;
for(int i=0;i<size1;i++)
{
array3[k]=array1[i];
cout<<" "<<array3[k];
}
int j=0;
for(int i=size1;i<size2;i++)
{
array3[k]=array2[j];
}
for(int i=size1;i<size2;i++)
{
for(int j=0;j<size2;j++)
{
array3[i]=array2[j];
cout<<" "<<array3[i];
}
cout<<endl;
delete[]array3;
return array3[k++];
}
}
I had searched this in many places but could not corrected my code
I had written this code but it is not giving correct ans.
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int merge(int *a,int *b,int aSize,int bSize);
int main()
{
const int aSize={8};
const int bSize={12};
int arrayA[aSize]={10,25,37,49,50,51,55,60};
int arrayB[bSize]={2,5,26,27,29,32,40,45,70,80,90,95};
merge(arrayA,arrayB,aSize,bSize);
return 0;
}
int merge(int *a,int *b,int aSize ,int bSize)
{
int cSize=aSize+bSize;
int *c=new int[cSize];
int j=0,k=0;
int i=0;
while(i<=aSize&&j<=bSize )
{
if(a[aSize ]<=b[bSize])
{
c[k]=a[aSize];
k++;
i++;
}
else
{
c[k]=b[bSize];
k++;
j++;
}
}
for(int i=0;i<k;i++)
{
cout<<c[i]<<endl;
}
delete[]c;
return c[k++];
}

Answer 1

your sir request you do Merging two arrays in ascending order. so i think you should return a new array, fill with array1 and array2's element, and the elements should be ascending order. here is a implement.(suppose your input arraies is already in ascending order.)
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int mergeArrays(int array1[],int size1,int array2[],int size2, int outArray[]);
int main()
{
const int size1=8;
const int size=12;
int arrayA[size1]={10,25,37,49,50,51,55,60};
int arrayB[size]={2,5,26,27,29,32,40,45,70,80,90,95};
int outArray[size1+size];
int len = mergeArrays(arrayA,size1,arrayB,size, outArray);
cout <<" "<< len;
for (int i = 0; i< size1+size; ++i){
cout <<" " << outArray[i];
}
}
int mergeArrays(int array1[], int size1, int array2[], int size2, int outArray[])
{
int i=0, j=0, k=0;
int retSize = size1+size2;
while (k<retSize){
if (i==size1){// only left array2, copy it
for (; j<size2; ++j){
outArray[k++] = array2[j];
}
}else if (j == size2) { // only left array1, copy it
for (; i<size1; ++i){
outArray[k++] = array1[i];
}
}
else if (array1[i] > array2[j]){ // copy the min value to outArray
outArray[k++] = array2[j++];
}else{
outArray[k++] = array1[i++];
}
}
return k;
}
now, let's look at your first code:
int mergeArrays(int array1[],int size1,int array2[],int size2)
{
int size3=size1+size2;
int *array3=new int[size3];
int k=0;
for(int i=0;i<size1;i++)
{
array3[k]=array1[i]; // k is not changed, so you just assign array1's each value to array3[0]
cout<<" "<<array3[k];
}
int j=0;
// what's the purpose of this loop?
// and in loop, you don't use i, you just repeat set array3[0] = array2[0]!!
for(int i=size1;i<size2;i++)
{
array3[k]=array2[j];
}
for(int i=size1;i<size2;i++) // if array2's length bigger than array1's, will enter this loop.
{
for(int j=0;j<size2;j++)
{
array3[i]=array2[j]; // this just repeat assign array2's each value to array3[i]!!
cout<<" "<<array3[i];
}
cout<<endl;
delete[]array3;
return array3[k++]; // you delete array3, but at here you access it!! this will crash!
// also, in this for i loop, you have return, so it will only execute once.
}
// reach function end and no return if not enter for loop.
}
I haven't looked at your second code. I think you still need to do more study.