Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 23:08:46 +0500 (MVT)
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Subject: Re: Global variables and structs?
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel wrote:

> This is true but the calculated use of global variables can help to avoid
> passing many arguments to functions. So using global variables can help to
> simplify the code and also make it easier to understand. But IMHO this
> should be done if you are confident with C/C++.

Doesn't help most of the times, but creates a nuisance instead. It's a bad
practice to do this. Things like this can be used only for a single
program, certainly not for a large project.

> > Do it with structs.  Then you can pass a pointer to the struct and to
> > the screen and be done with it.
> 
> Or better still use a global struct. That way you won't have to pass
> anything at all and it will make writing the code easier.

Don't think this is a good idea. What Damian has said would get you a
better program. If the array is too large, consider using malloc.