From: Endlisnis <s257m AT unb DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: Dynamic Arrays and C++
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:12:55 -0300
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On Thu, 9 Jul 1998, temujin wrote:
->> You could say:
->> int* test = new int[64];
->> And then use test[x*8+y] to resolve test[x][y].
->> Or, if the dimensions are constants, don't dynamically allocate.
->If you *MUST* use dynamic arrays and want to do it with
->OBJECTS/structures you have to remember to  
->WHATEVER **myarray=malloc......
->Have to have the double pointer thing to make it an array of pointers
->which point to objects.  With just   *myarray you create an array of
->unique and seperate objects.
        But, if you do it that way, you then have to go through the loop
and allocate memory (with new or malloc) for each pointer:

char** a = new (char*)[8];
for(int c=0; c<8; c++) a[c] = new char;

	That's alot more fuss (and requires memory for allocation overhead
than just allocating one 64 char block and treating it like a 2d array.

	Endlisnis
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