Exercise $\backslash$#$1$: Implement the getInputArray function $[20$ pts$]$

The first thing program hw$7$ main program does is call a getInputArray function. The C prototype of this function is as follows:

char $*$getInputArray$($int $*$num$\_$elements$)$;

You must implement this function in hw$7$ functions.asm $($which contains an empty placeholder for it$).$ Function getInputarray does:

$-$ Reads a positive integer $($the "element count", n$)$

$-$ Sets $*$ num$\_$elements to n

$-$ Allocates an array for $\backslash ($ n $\backslash )$ bytes

$-$ Reads in n $1-$byte positive integers and stores them in order in the array

$-$ Returns a pointer to the first element of the array

To implement this function you need to allocate memory. To this end you should call the allocate memory function, which is provided in hw$7$ functions.asm. This function takes a number of bytes as argument and allocates a contiguous zone of this many bytes. Its return value is the address of the first bytes in that allocated zone.

Here are example interactions with the program for various input:

$```$

$\%./$hw$7\_$main$\_$program

$5$

$12$

$43$

$23$

$1$

$6$

$```$

The $5$ entered values are: $12432316$

findFirstIndex not implemented!

$\backslash [$

$\backslash$begin$\{$array$\}\{$l$\}$

$\backslash \%./$ h w $7\backslash \_\backslash$text $\{$main$\_$program $\}\backslash \backslash$

$8\backslash \backslash$

$1$

$\backslash$end$\{$array$\}$

$\backslash ]$