9.3 - First initial
Problem
Write a procedure that will receive an array of forenames and display each initial.
Example run
Initials A B C
Array
forenames = ["Anna", "Bob", "Chris"]
| 1 | Display initials | IN | names |
| OUT |
1.1 display “Initials”
1.2 for i from 0 to length of names -1
1.3 display current name substring[0:1]
# Main names = ["Anna", "Bob", "Chris"] display_initials(names)
def display_initials(names):
print("Initials")
for i in range(len(names)):
print(names[i][0:1])
# Main
names = ["Anna", "Bob", "Chris"]
display_initials(names)
"""
Procedure: display_initials(names)
----------------------------------
This procedure takes an array of names as a parameter.
It loops through each name in the array.
The line:
print(names[i][0:1])
means:
- First choose one string from the array with names[i].
- Then take the substring from position 0 up to position 1.
- This gives exactly the first letter of that name.
The procedure prints out the initials (first letters) of all the names.
"""
def display_initials(names):
print("Initials")
# loop through each position in the array
for i in range(len(names)):
# take the substring from character 0 up to 1 of this name
# this gives just the first letter
print(names[i][0:1])
"""
Main program
------------
1. Create an array of names.
2. Call the procedure display_initials(names)
and pass the array as the parameter.
"""
# Main
names = ["Anna", "Bob", "Chris"]
display_initials(names)
Extension
Update the procedure to accept two arrays for forenames and surnames. Display the initials from each as shown.
| 1 | Display initials | IN | forenames, surnames |
| OUT |
forenames = ["Anna", "Bob", "Chris"] surnames = ["Boyd", "Cooper", "Davis"]
Initials AB BC CD