Neither is this a programming question.

[TheGreatAndPowerfulOz]

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[Chris Meech]

That's what I thought. I think Brady forgot to post some more info. :)

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[Kyle Sponable]

Sorry I was completely wrong, you need to know how many items to initialize the arrays, umm well couldn't you store in a linked list and then iterate through the entries with a counter?

[Lost User]

Math.Ceiling(x/y) ??

[Brady Kelly]

Surely there must be a mathematical answer? I keep getting distracted to try and work it out anyway, so I'm trying again.

[Gary Wheeler]

With x total items, and y columns:

int x,y;
int items_per_column;
 
items_per_column = x / y;
if ((x % y) != 0) items_per_column += 1;

Software Zen: delete this;

[Brady Kelly]

Sweet, thanks! :thumbsup: Now for real man points, how do does one do that with integer arithmetic?

[Lost User]

Convert.ToInt32(x/y)+1 :) Edit, don't use convert, it rounds up if remainder is greater than .5, just use simple division, that discards the remainder

[CPallini]

In my columnless house your program is buggy. :rolleyes:

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[Manfred Rudolf Bihy]

int x = 113;
int y = 23:

// Making sure x is evenly divisable by y
// So to speak Math.Ceiling for integer division
int r = (x + (y - x % y)) / y;

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The answer is always 42

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[Brady Kelly]

Thank you, have some points! :rose:

[Gary Wheeler]

int x,y;
int items_per_column;

if (y != 0)
{
items_per_column = x / y;
if ((x % y) != 0) items_per_column += 1;
}
else
{
items_per_column = x; // for lack of anything better to do
}

Bitch, bitch, bitch...

Software Zen: delete this;

[CPallini]

Nope, Nope, Nope!

if (y != 0)
{
items_per_column = x / y;
if ((x % y) != 0) items_per_column += 1;
}
else if ( x != 0)
{
items_per_column = IM_SORRY_JACK_WE_NEED_MORE_MEMORY_FOR_INTEGERS;
}
else
{
items_per_column = PLEASE_PICK_ONE_OR_ANOTHER_OR;
}

:laugh:

If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
[My articles]

[Gary Wheeler]

int x,y;
int items_per_column;

if (y > 0)
{
items_per_column = x / y;
if ((x % y) != 0) items_per_column += 1;
}
else if (y < 0)
{
throw new WTF_Exception();
}
else
{
throw new YourePissingMeOffException();
}

Software Zen: delete this;