dice loop problem - never stops, and dice loop total is wrong

[clairelee0322]

I am a c++ beginner and i am working on a dice loop lab.

This program should roll two dice (each dice is from 1 to 6) and then total them together. The user should be able to input how many times they would like to have the dice rolled. Your program should output the rolls and once the rolls are done, it should output how many of each number had been rolled.

//this program will run forever and never stops expect i input the number than is smaller than 6.
//and therefore, the result is wrong for not printing result of the total dice roll 7 to 12.

#include <cstdlib>
#include <time.h>
#include <iomanip>
 
using namespace std;
int roll_dice();
rand();
int main(int argc, char* argv)
{
    int n_rolls;
    int roll_dice();
    int aRolls[12];
    int dieRoll;
    srand((unsigned)time(0));
 
    cout << "How many times would you like to roll the dice?" << endl;
    cin >> n_rolls;
 
    for (int k = 1; k < 12; k++)
    {
        aRolls[k] = 0;
    }
 
 
    for (int i = 1; i <= n_rolls; i++)
    {
        dieRoll = roll_dice();
        i = roll_dice();
        dieRoll = rand() % 6 + 1;
        i = rand() % 6 + 1;
        cout << "D1: " << i << setw(10) << 
            "D2: " << dieRoll << setw(10) << 
            "total:" << i + dieRoll << endl;
        aRolls[dieRoll - 1]++;
    }
 
 
 
 
    cout << "                    " << endl;
    cout << "Dice Roll Totals" << endl;
 
    for (int j = 1; j < 12; j++)
    {
        cout << j + 1 << " = " << aRolls[j] <<  endl;
    }
    return 0;
}
 
int roll_dice()
 
{
    int result;
    result = rand() % 6 + 1;
    return result;
}
 

[Ganon11]

Your program is giving you trouble because, in your first loop, you use i as one of your die result variables. But i is controlling the loop. Essentially, you are making your loop act random and haywire. There's very little chance it will do what you expect. Make a second die_result variable to store the second die; leave i alone.