Good Stopping point for CS480 Prep

++ Phases 1-6 Preparation
++ C, H, Makefiles

Preparation/Phase5/Makefile

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+CC = gcc -Wall
+SOURCES = Phase5_Prep.c StringUtils.c
+OBJECTS = Phase5_Prep.o StringUtils.o
+
+# Uses the template structure defined in the TypicalUtils folder
+
+all: Phase5_Prep
+
+Phase5_Prep: $(OBJECTS)
+	$(CC) $(OBJECTS) -o Phase5_Prep
+
+Phase5_Prep.o: Phase5_Prep.c
+	$(CC) -c Phase5_Prep.c -o Phase5_Prep.o
+
+StringUtils.o: StringUtils.c
+	$(CC) -c StringUtils.c -o StringUtils.o
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(OBJECTS) Phase5_Prep Phase5_Prep.out
+
+clean_objects:
+	rm -f $(OBJECTS)
+
+run:
+	./Phase5_Prep
+
+run_win:
+	Phase5_Prep

Preparation/Phase5/Phase5_Prep.c

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+// header files
+#include "StringUtils.h"
+
+// constants
+
+/*
+Name: main
+Process: Runs all the functions listed above that was used as preparation for 
+                                CS480. Videos were used as the similar practice.
+Function input/parameters: NONE
+Function output/parameters: NONE
+Function output/returned: NONE
+Device input/---: NONE
+Device output/---: NONE
+Dependencies: included by standard libraries
+*/
+int main()
+{
+    // define/initialize variables
+    int stringLen = 0;
+    char newString[] = "This is my new string!!!";
+    printf("\n---Phase 5: Getting String Length---\n");
+    printf("====================================\n");
+    // get user input
+    // do calculations
+    stringLen = getStringLength(newString);
+    // display results
+    printf("\nThe length of string '%s' is %d.\n", newString, stringLen);
+    printf("\nProgram End\n");
+    // return success
+    return 0;
+}

Preparation/Phase5/Phase5_Prep.h

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+#ifndef PHASE5PREP
+#define PHASE5PREP
+
+// header files
+#include "StringUtils.h"
+
+// data structures
+
+// function prototypes
+
+#endif // PHASE5PREP

Preparation/Phase5/StandardConstants.h

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+// Preprocessor directives
+#ifndef STANDARD_CONSTANTS_H
+#define STANDARD_CONSTANTS_H
+
+// Include Boolean
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+// global constants
+
+// constant for end of c-string null character
+#define CARRIAGE_RETURN_CHAR '\r'
+
+//constant for a COLON
+#define COLON ':'
+
+//constant for a COMMA
+#define COMMA ','
+
+//Constant to print a dash
+#define DASH '-'
+
+// highest printable character
+#define HIGHEST_PRINTABLE_CHAR '~'
+
+// constant for huge string length
+#define HUGE_STR_LEN 256
+
+// lowest printable character
+#define LOWEST_PRINTABLE_CHAR ' '
+
+// constant for small string length
+#define MIN_STR_LEN 32
+
+// constant for maximum string length
+#define MAX_STR_LEN 128
+
+// constant for end of c-string null character
+#define NEWLINE_CHAR '\n'
+
+// first non-printable above ASCII
+#define DELETE_KEY 127
+
+// constant for end of c-string null character
+#define NULL_CHAR '\0'
+
+// columns found in grade sheet before grading columns
+#define NUM_BASE_COLS 5
+
+// constant for number of grading frequency bins
+#define NUM_FREQUENCY_BINS 10
+
+//Constant for printing a pipe
+#define PIPE '|'
+
+//Constant for a period
+#define PERIOD '.'
+
+//Constant for PRECISION, 2 digits
+#define PRECISION_2 2
+
+//Constant for PRECISION, 4 digits
+#define PRECISION_4 4
+
+// constant for space character
+#define SPACE ' '
+
+// constant for standard string length
+#define STD_STR_LEN 64
+
+// constant for smallest string length
+#define TINY_STR_LEN 16
+
+#endif  // STANDARD_CONSTANTS

Preparation/Phase5/StringUtils.c

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+// header files
+#include "StringUtils.h"
+
+// function implementations
+
+/*
+Name: getStringLength
+Process: gets length of string from start to NULL_CHAR ('\0')
+Function input/parameters: c-style string (char *)
+Function output/parameters: NONE
+Function output/returned: length of string (int)
+Device input/---: NONE
+Device output/---: NONE
+Dependencies: included by standard libraries
+*/
+int getStringLength(const char *stringIn)
+{
+    // define variables
+    int stringLength = 0, currentCharacter = 0;
+    // get user input (not needed)
+    // do calculations
+    while (currentCharacter < STD_STR_LEN && stringIn[currentCharacter] != NULL_CHAR)
+    {
+        // increment string length
+        stringLength = stringLength + 1;
+        // increment currentCharacter
+        currentCharacter = currentCharacter + 1;
+    }
+    // display results (not needed)
+    // return success
+    return stringLength;
+}

Preparation/Phase5/StringUtils.h

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+#ifndef STRINGUTILSPREP
+#define STRINGUTILSPREP
+
+// header files
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "StandardConstants.h"
+
+// data structures
+
+// function prototypes
+
+/*
+Name: getStringLength
+Process: counts length of string from start to NULL_CHAR ('\0')
+Function input/parameters: c-style string (char *)
+Function output/parameters: NONE
+Function output/returned: length of string (int)
+Device input/---: NONE
+Device output/---: NONE
+Dependencies: included by standard libraries
+*/
+int getStringLength(const char *stringLen);
+
+#endif // STRINGUTILSPREP