// header file
#include "StudentUtility.h"

// constants

/* Data Structures

typedef struct StudentStruct
   {
    char name[ MAX_STR_LEN ];
    int studentId;
    char gender;
    double gpa;
    int priority;

   } StudentType;

typedef struct StudentArrayStruct
   {
    StudentType *array;

    int size, capacity;
   } StudentArrayType;

Data Structures */

// function implementations

/*
Name: deepCopyStudentDAta
Process: copies one StudentType item into another
Function input/parameters: source data (const StudentType)
Function output/parameters: destination data (StudentType *)
Function output/returned: none
Device input/ ---: none
Device output/ ---: none
Dependencies: privateCopyString
*/
void deepCopyStudentData(StudentType *dest, const StudentType source)
{
    // copy each piece of data out of the source given
    privateCopyString(dest->name, source.name);
    dest->studentId = source.studentId;
    dest->gender = source.gender;
    dest->gpa = source.gpa;
    dest->priority = source.priority;
    // no return, void.
}

/*
Name: studentDataToString
Process: creates display string from all object data
Method input/parameters: none
Method output/parameters: pointer to return string (char * const)
Method output/returned: none
Device input/keyboard: none
Device output/monitor: none
Dependencies: sprintf
*/
void studentDataToString(char *outString, const StudentType toDisplay)
{
    // use sprintf to "cast" the data to a string
    sprintf(outString, "Nm: %s, Id: %d, Gndr: %c, GPA: %.4f, Priority: %d\n", 
                          toDisplay.name, toDisplay.studentId, toDisplay.gender, 
                                             toDisplay.gpa, toDisplay.priority);
    // no return, void.
}