Microsoft C exception: std::bad_alloc at memory location 0x0017F5E0

Question

I am writing a hangman game. I am getting this error:Microsoft C++ exception: std::bad_alloc at memory location 0x0017F5E0. When I step through the program it stops here and the output window gives me this error: Microsoft C++ exception: std::bad_alloc at memory location 0x0017F5E0 and I see the message "error reading characters of string.

this is my code

void Player::boardSetup()
{
    unsigned seed =time(0);
    srand(seed);
    word=rand()%100;
    Words1[word]=Word1;
    strcpy_s(Copy,Word1.c_str());

    size=strlen(Word1.c_str());
    for(index=0;index<size;index++)
    {
        Guess[index]='-';
        cout<<Guess[index]<<endl;
    }


}

Here is all my code. I hope this helps so you do not have to guess. class Player

{   public:
    string fName;
     string lName;
     int DOB;
     string username;
     int SS4;
     string email;
     int won;
     int lost;
     const int static  WordSIZE=15;
     int const static totalWORDS=100;
     string static Letters[WordSIZE];
     string static  Words1[totalWORDS];
     char static   Copy[WordSIZE];
     char static Guess[WordSIZE];
     int index;
     int word;
     int size;
     int isComing;//I need function to initialize these.
     char letter;
     bool correct;//I need a function to initialize these.
     string Word1;
public:
    Player(string,string,int,string,int,string);
    void getWords();
    void boardSetup();
    void playGame();
    void deathBed(int);



};

Player::Player(string first,string last,int birth, string nicname,int SS,string mail)
{
 fName=first;
 lName=last;
 DOB=birth;
 username=nicname;
 SS4=SS;
 email=mail;
 isComing=0;
 correct=true;
}
    const int static  WordSIZE=15;
     int const static totalWORDS=100;
  string Player::  Words1[totalWORDS]; 
    char Player::   Copy[WordSIZE];
     char Player:: Guess[WordSIZE];
      string Player:: Letters[WordSIZE];
 void Player::getWords()
{ 





  ifstream WordBank;
  int index=0;
    WordBank.open("C:\\WordBank\\words.txt");


    if(WordBank)
    {
         while(WordBank>>Words1[index])
         {
           index++;
         }
     WordBank.close();
    }
    else
        {
          cout<<"There was an error."<<endl;
        }

}


    /*string *words2;
    words2=new  string[100];
  ifstream WordBank;
  int index;
    WordBank.open("C:\\WordBank\\words.txt");


    if(WordBank)
    {
       for(index=0;(WordBank>>words2[index]);index++)
        {



        }
    WordBank.close();
    }
    else
        {
          cout<<"There was an error."<<endl;
        }
    delete [] words2;
   words2=0;
}*/

void Player::boardSetup()
{
    unsigned seed =time(0);
    srand(seed);
    word=rand()%100;
    Words1[word]=Word1;
    strcpy_s(Copy,Word1.c_str());

    size=strlen(Word1.c_str());
    for(index=0;index<size;index++)
    {
        Guess[index]='-';
        cout<<Guess[index]<<endl;
    }


}






}

void Player::playGame()
{
    while(isComing!=7)
    {
        deathBed(isComing);
        cout<<Guess<<endl;
        cout<< "Please guess a letter."<<endl;// or press 0 to go to the main screen for help
        cin>>letter;
        letter=toupper(letter);

            for (index=0;index<size;index++)
        {
            if(Copy[index]==letter)
            {
               cout<<"Nice Job"<<endl; //add the ability to see the word
               Guess[index]=letter;
               cout<<Guess[index]<<endl;

            }
            else  if(strcmp(Word1.c_str(),Guess)==0)
              {
                  cout<<"You WIN!!!"<<endl;
                  return;
              }

            else if (correct=false)
            {
                cout<<"Please,Try again"<<endl;
                isComing++;
            }
        }

    }
     void deathBed(int isComing);

     cout<<"The word is"<<Words1[word]<<"."<<endl;

     //draw a big red noose. call a function for it.

}


struct userInfo
{
    string FName;
    string LName;
    int dob;
    string Username;
    int ss4;
    string Email;
};

userInfo getUserInfo();


int main()
{ 
  userInfo i; 
     i=getUserInfo();
 Player player1(i.FName,i.LName,i.dob,i.Username,i.ss4,i.Email);
 player1.getWords();
 player1.boardSetup();
 player1.playGame();

    return 0;
}

userInfo getUserInfo()
{
    userInfo info;

    cout<<"What is your first name?"<<endl;
    cin>> info.FName;
    cout<<"What is your last name?"<<endl;
    cin>>info.LName;
    cout<<"What is your date of birth"<<endl;
    cin>>info.dob;
    cout<<"Please enter a user name."<<endl;
    cin>>info.Username;
    cout<<"Please enter the last four digits of your Social Security number."<<endl;
    cin>>info.ss4;
    cout<<"Please enter your email address."<<endl;
    cin>>info.Email;

    return info;
}

Answer 1

I'm not going to debug your program, but here are some issues that I found:

Use std::vector not arrays.
Arrays don't know their size, they can't expand on demand and messy when passing around.

Use your structures.
You create a userInfo structure only to fill from the input.
Your Player class has the same fields as userInfo. You should create a userInfo variable in Player.
Pass the whole userInfo structure to the Player constructor.
You could use an initialization list to copy the userInfo from the constructor parameter to the userInfo variable in Player.

Separate your concepts.
In your present design, the board is embedded into every Player.
In main(), at least one player must get the board words.
I suggest making a Board class. Each Player can give a guess to the Board and it can return a response and redraw itself.
The Board would be in charge of initializing its word list and choosing a guess.

Separate themes into separate translation units.
Put the Player into its own header and source file.
The main function should be in a separate source file.
This would allow you to make changes in main without recompiling the Player.
The concept also helps support loose coupling, encapsulation, and data hiding.

Let the objects do the work.
The userInfo class should have a method to obtain its member info from the outside world.
A Board class should perform work related to the board.
A Player class should perform work related to a player.
The main function should glue everything together (such as coordinating players).