// program to determine value including aces.
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;

   //function prototype


int showValue(int (&array1)[10], int &totalVal)
{
        int i = 0;
        int cards[10]; //array
        //int totalVal;
        char aces;
        int numOfAces;


                while (cards[i] > 1 && cards[i] <= 10) // validate. if any slot has an invalid # the program ends. doesnt cout anything
                {
                        // if statement for aces.
                        if (cards [i] <= 21)
                        {
							cout << "Are there any aces? Enter y or n" << endl;
                            cin >> aces;
						}

                        if(aces == 'n') // if no aces simply return value in accumulator
                        {
							return totalVal;
						}

						else if (aces == 'y') // aces
						{
							cout << "How many? " << endl;
							cin >> numOfAces;

							if (numOfAces >= 1 && totalVal > 21) // 1 or more aces and soft hand
							{
								totalVal = totalVal - 10;
								return totalVal;
							}

							/*else if (numOfAces == 1 && totalVal > 21); // hard hand ace = 1 return total value
							{
								totalVal = totalVal - 10;
								return totalVal;
							}*/
						}
				} // end of if aces
}

void main()
{
	int array1[10] = (5,8,11);
	int totalVal;
	//int cards;
	showValue(array1, totalVal);
	//cout << "" << cards << "" << totalVal << endl;
}