Countries

//============================================================================
// Name        : SouthAmericanCountries.cpp
// Author      :
// Version     :
// Copyright   : Your copyright notice
// Description : Hello World in C++, Ansi-style
//============================================================================

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

void swapPlace(string myArray[],int a, int b)
{
    string temp = myArray[a];
    myArray[a]= myArray[b];
    myArray[b]= temp;
}

string* sortByCharacterLength(string countries[])
{

    string countryByCharacterLength[12];
    //populate countryByCharacter with contries array
    for(int i = 0; i<12; i++)
    {
        countryByCharacterLength[i]=countries[i];
        cout << countryByCharacterLength[i] << endl<<endl;
    }
    bool needsSorting = false;
    //sort countryByCharacterLength
    do{
        needsSorting=false;

    for(int i = 0; i<11; i++)
    {
        if (countryByCharacterLength[i].length() > countryByCharacterLength[i+1].length())
        {
            swapPlace(countryByCharacterLength, i, i+1);
            needsSorting=true;

        }
    }

    }while(needsSorting);
    cout << endl;
            for(int i = 0; i<12; i++)
                {

                    cout <<  countryByCharacterLength[i]<<endl;
                }
    return countryByCharacterLength;
}

int main() {
    string countries[12];
    countries[0]= "Chile";
    countries[1]= "Peru";
    countries[2]= "Argentina";
    countries[3]= "Venezuela";
    countries[4]= "Bolivia";
    countries[5]= "Ecuador";
    countries[6]= "Uruguay";
    countries[7]= "Paraguay";
    countries[8]= "Brazil";
    countries[9]= "Guyana";
    countries[10]= "Suriname";
    countries[11]= "Colombia";

    sortByCharacterLength(countries);


    return 0;
}