Checking for empty space in an array

Is it possible check an array for empty space?

What I need to do is:

create an array

user enters name
user enters preference 1 (1-9) or 2 (10-15)

check availability of an empty space (1-9) in the array
input a value and assign name to that space

check availability of an empty space (10-15) in the array
input a value and assign name to that space

if either one is full
try preference 1 or vise versa
else try back in 3 days

create a function to print user name and preference

Thank you

 

Ya its quite possible, what language are you refering too?:major

 

java would be:

if (array[element] == null) {

statement;

}

 

Last night I changed the whole program, while trying to talk to family and eating thanks giving dinner and drinking...


I'm trying to create an array to store names:


string seating[name]

cout << "NAME: ";
can't find in book how to read input and then store this into the array;

 

So sorry, the language C++