Array Problem with Changes

[calisabeth]

I'm not sure what to change for it to work for this problem. I'm suppose to make changes to my original code (at the bottom) and make it look like this:
Here is the board:
_ _ _
_ _ _
_ _ _
Please enter a position (0-8): 0
Please enter an X or O: X
X _ _
_ _ _
_ _ _
Please enter a position (0-8): 9
Please follow the directions!
Please enter a position (0-8): 8
Please enter an X or O: A
Please follow the directions!
Please enter an X or O: O
X _ _
_ _ _
_ _ O
^C (stops the program)

  #include<iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(){

	cout << "Here is the board: "
	int count = 0;
	char array [9];
	while (count < 9){
		cout<<"Please enter an X or O for position "<< count <<": ";

		//user input
		char answer;
		cin >> answer;
		//doing if it is either X or O
		if(answer == 'X' || answer =='O'){
			array[count] = answer;
			count++;
		}
		//If user puts a invalid answer
		else{
			cout << "Please follow the directions!" << endl;
			continue;
		}
	}
	int i;
	//printing the contents
	cout << "Your answers were: ";
		for(i = 0;i < 9;i++){
			cout << array[i];
		}
		cout << endl;
		//how to tell if there is a triple
		int triple = 0;
		  for(i = 0;i < 7;i++){
			  if((array[i]==array[i+1]) && (array[i]==array[i+2]) && (array[i]=='X')){
				  triple = 1;
				  cout << "There is at least one triple X in this data" << endl;
				  //stop after we found the triple
				  break;
			  }
		  }
		   //if no X's triple is found 
    if(triple == 0){
        // haven't fount any X's triple
        cout << "Thee are no triples in this data" << endl;

    }
    return 0;
}

[a3625799132]

You can use 2D array[3][3]; it will give you a 3X3 square.

when user enter 7 and X, it will assign X to array[2][1], so how?

in C++, when you do integer division 7/3, it will give you 2.(remove all decimal) now you have row number. To get column number you can do 7%3, it will give you remainder 1.

each time when user enter a number and a letter, test them, if they are valid, assign to 2D array.