// CREATE A SOUNDEX CODE
// * Parameter list includes the string of characters that are to be converted to code and a variable to save the code respectively.
void SoundsAlike(const char input[], char scode[])
{
    scode[0] = toupper(input[0]); // First character of the string is added to the code

    int matchCount = 1;
    int codeCount = 1;
    while((matchCount < strlen(input)) && (codeCount < 4))
    {
    	if(((input[matchCount] == 'b') || (input[matchCount] == 'p') || (input[matchCount] == 'v') || (input[matchCount] == 'f')) && (scode[codeCount-1] != 1))
    	{
    		scode[codeCount] = 1;
    		codeCount++;
    	}
    	else if(((input[matchCount] == 'c') || (input[matchCount] == 'g') || (input[matchCount] == 'j') || (input[matchCount] == 'k') || (input[matchCount] == 'q') || (input[matchCount] == 's') || (input[matchCount] == 'x') || (input[matchCount] == 'z')) && (scode[codeCount-1] != 2))
    	{
    		scode[codeCount] = 2;
    		codeCount++;
    	}
    	else if(((input[matchCount] == 'd') || (input[matchCount] == 't')) && (scode[codeCount-1] != 3))
    	{
    		scode[codeCount] = 3;
    		codeCount++;
    	}
    	else if((input[matchCount] == 'l') && (scode[codeCount-1] != 4))
    	{
    		scode[codeCount] = 4;
    		codeCount++;
    	}
    	else if(((input[matchCount] == 'm') || (input[matchCount] == 'n')) && (scode[codeCount-1] != 5))
    	{
    		scode[codeCount] = 5;
    		codeCount++;
    	}
    	else if((input[matchCount] == 'r') && (scode[codeCount-1] != 6))
    	{
    		scode[codeCount] = 6;
    		codeCount++;
    	}
    	matchCount++;
    }

    while(codeCount < 4)
    {
    	scode[codeCount] = 0;
    	codeCount++;
    }
    scode[4] = '';

    cout << scode << endl;
}

scode[codeCount] = 1;

scode[codeCount] = '1';

void Soundex( const string & input, string & output ) {
   for ( int i = 0; i < input.length(); i++ ) {
       char c = input[i];        // get character from input
       if ( c === .... ) {       // if some decision
            output += 'X';       // add some character to output
       }
       else if ( ..... )  {       // more tests
       }
   }
}