From: "Stefan Viljoen" <Stefan_Viljoen AT excite DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Extern int [][]
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 19:50:06 +0200
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Daniel Eliasson <danieleliasson AT chello DOT se> wrote in message
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> Hi, I've got a little problem that I need some help with. Actually, there
> are two.
>
> Here goes:
>
> 1. In a function, I declare the following variables:
>
> const int GRIDSIZE = 128;
> int grid[GRIDSIZE][GRIDSIZE];
>
> When I need to use it in another function, how do I get it with an extern
> keyword? I've tried extern int grid, extern int grid[][] and extern int
> grid[GRIDSIZE][GRIDSIZE]

Extern means "outside this file" (I think!). I use it to, for example, make
one module "see" a variable that is declared in another module, "module"
referring to another .C file in the same project.

> The last one works, but it seems as it declares a new local variable
called
> grid instead of giving me access to the one I want.
> How do I import it?

What you could do is to use a pointer, but I think that is not a good idea -
are you calling this function that you want to have access to these
variables from the function that contains their declaration?? As I
understand it, the whole point of function variables is to use them only in
the function in which they are declared - I think they are deallocated when
the function exits, right?
So why not just declare them globally and get it over with?

If you want to do variable arrays (erm - linked lists?) take a look at
http://home.intekom.com/rylan/ and go to the programming section. I have a
simple linked list demo program with full source that shows one way of how
it can be done.

Stefan Viljoen
F/EMS Dispatcher
Potchefstroom F/EMS
South Africa
http://home.intekom.com/rylan/