hangman

     #include <iostream> 
#include<iomanip>
#include<ctime>
#include<cstdlib>
using namespace std; 

 // Function prototype 
string create();
void hangman(int lives);
void decision(int length,int cont);

int main(){

string rand_word;
char guess;
int lives=7,cont=0;
rand_word=create();
int length = rand_word.length();
char random[length] ;
char dashes[length];

for(int i=0;i<length;i++){
random[i]=rand_word[i];                           //just checking remove output afterwards;
                
                          }


while(lives!=0){
 cout<<"guess a charcater: "<<endl;
    cin>>guess;
    bool a=true; 

   for(int i=0;i<length;i++){
  dashes[i]='_';                                  //CONTINUE FROM HERE;
   
                                     }
    
   for(int i=0;i<length;i++){
    
     if(guess==random[i]){
     cont++;
     hangman(lives);                          //do check prototype and insert lives in argument in case of an error; 
       
   /*  dashes[i]=guess;                          //instances          CONTINUE FROM HERE
     cout<<dashes[i]<<endl;  */
     a = false;                        
            }
                        }
   for(int i=0;i<length;i++){        
    if (a==true && guess!=random[i]) {
     lives-- ;      
     hangman(lives);          }
                        }
                    }
    cout<<"\n\n";
    
  decision(length,cont);
                                  
                                  
                                       
                    
                     
return 0;       
                            }


string create(){
 int size = 100 ;
    string arr[size]={"Accordion", "Bumblebee", "Chandelier", "Dandelion", "Ephemeral", "Fandango", "Gargoyle", "Hologram", "Iridescent", "Juxtapose", "Kaleidoscope", "Labyrinth", "Mellifluous", "Nebula", "Opulent", "Palindrome", "Quasar", "Rambunctious", "Sasquatch", "Tranquil", "Umbrella", "Vivacious", "Whimsical", "Xanadu", "Yodel", "Zenith", "Alabaster", "Buccaneer", "Capricious", "Dyslexia", "Ebullient", "Flibbertigibbet", "Gastronomy", "Halcyon", "Ineffable", "Jubilant", "Kowtow", "Lugubrious", "Misanthrope", "Nefarious", "Obfuscate", "Peregrinate", "Quintessential", "Rococo", "Serendipity", "Tintinnabulation", "Ubiquitous", "Vorfreude", "Wherewithal", "Xerox", "Yonder", "Zephyr", "Apotheosis", "Bibliopole", "Cacophony", "Dulcimer", "Ephemeral", "Furtive", "Gossamer", "Hapax", "Ineffable", "Juxtapose", "Kaleidoscopic", "Lilliputian", "Munificent", "Nebulous", "Obfuscate", "Peregrinate", "Quixotic", "Reticent", "Serendipity", "Tumultuous", "Umbra", "Voracious", "Whimsical", "Xenial", "Yesteryear", "Zephyr", "Aplomb", "Bibliopole", "Cacophony", "Dulcet", "Ephemeral", "Furtive", "Gossamer", "Hapax", "Ineffable", "Juxtapose", "Kaleidoscopic", "Lilliputian", "Munificent", "Nebulous", "Obfuscate", "Peregrinate", "Quixotic", "Reticent", "Serendipity", "Tumultuous", "Umbra", "Voracious"};

    srand(time(0));
    return arr[rand()%100]; 
    
    
                            }
                            
                            
void hangman(int lives){

     if(lives == 7){
     
     cout<<"   +----+\n"<<
           "   |    |\n"<<
           "        |\n"<<
           "        |\n"<<
           "        |\n"<<
           "        |\n"<<
           "-----------\n";       
                              }
    else if(lives == 6 ){                          
      cout<<"   +----+\n"<<
           "    |    |\n"<<
           "    o    |\n"<<
           "         |\n"<<
           "         |\n"<<
           "         |\n"<<
           " -----------\n";                          
                                   }
                                   
    else if(lives == 5 ){                          
      cout<<"   +----+\n"<<
           "    |    |\n"<<
           "    o    |\n"<<
           "    |    |\n"<<
           "         |\n"<<
           "         |\n"<<
           " -----------\n";                          
                                   }  
     else if(lives == 4 ){                          
      cout<<"   +----+\n"<<
           "    |    |\n"<<
           "    o    |\n"<<
           "   /|    |\n"<<
           "         |\n"<<
           "         |\n"<<
           " -----------\n";                          
                                   }
                                      
                                      
      else if(lives == 3 ){                          
      cout<<"   +----+\n"<<
           "    |    |\n"<<
           "    o    |\n"<<
           "   /|\\   |\n"<<
           "         |\n"<<
           "         |\n"<<
           " -----------\n";                          
                                   }     
                                   
                                       
      else if(lives == 2 ){                          
      cout<<"   +----+\n"<<
           "    |    |\n"<<
           "    o    |\n"<<
           "   /|\\   |\n"<<
           "   /     |\n"<<
           "         |\n"<<
           " -----------\n";                          
                                   } 
                                        
      else if(lives == 1 ){                          
      cout<<"   +----+\n"<<
           "    |    |\n"<<
           "    o    |\n"<<
           "   /|\\   |\n"<<
           "   / \\   |\n"<<
           "         |\n"<<
           " -----------\n";                          
                                   }                            
                                   
                                                                                                                        
                                        }
     
                                                               
  void decision(int length,int cont){
  
                  if(cont == length){
                    cout<<"you have won: "<<endl;
                                                                }   
                  else{cout<<"loser: "<<endl;}     
                                               
                                                      }