Playing with c

array_mem

/*Write a program Array, that accepts arguments from the command line (argc, *argv[ ])as follows: (20%)
➢    Array Type Size InitValue

o    The above program will create an array on the heap of type (Type: float, int, chars, etc) having a size (Size). 
o	After creating the array on the heap, the user should initialize the array with the entry values having initial value of InitValue to InitValue + Size
o	Print out the total number of array elements in a block type format (i.e. 8 values per line)
o	Deallocates the memory from the heap

Demonstrate that the following Use Cases:
Array float 32 1
Array char 32 65
Array float 64 24
Array int 96 32 15*/


#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[] )
{
    int var = 1;
    char* type = argv[1];
    int size = 0;
    int initvalue = 0;
    int i = 0;
    float* buffer1;
    int* buffer2;
    char* buffer3;
    
    sscanf(argv[2], "%i", &size);
    sscanf(argv[3], "%i", &initvalue);

    printf("type: %s\n", type);
    printf("size: %d\n", size);
    printf("val: %d\n", initvalue);
    
    if (strcmp(type, "float") == 0)
    {
        buffer1 = (float*) malloc (size*sizeof(float));
        if (buffer1==NULL) exit (1);
        for(i = 0; i < size; i++)
        {
            buffer1[i]=(float)initvalue++;
            printf("%d ", buffer1[i]);
        }
        for(i = 0; i < 8; i++)
        {
            printf("%d ", buffer1[i]);
        }
        free(buffer1);
    }
    else if (strcmp(type, "int") == 0)
    {
        buffer2 = (int*) malloc (size*sizeof(int));
        if (buffer2==NULL) exit (1);
        for(i = 0; i < size; i++)
        {
            buffer2[i]=(int)initvalue++;                
        }
        free(buffer2);
    }
    else if (strcmp(type, "char") == 0)
    {
        buffer3 = (char*) malloc (size*sizeof(char));
        if (buffer3==NULL) exit (1);
        for(i = 0; i < size; i++)
        {
            buffer3[i]=(char)initvalue++;                
        }
        free(buffer3);
    }
    else
        printf("Invalid Type\n");
    
}