array of char array in headerfile (string list) - some questions

i've got something like this in a headerfile:

const char* const StringList[]=
{
"FirstString",
"SecondString",
....
}

(haven't checked the syntax yet, but i guess it's ok?)

there can be more than one such list, later on i decide which to take and
use this to fill a std::map (i also got some defines to make code easier to
read... )

my questions:

is there any way to get number of strings in this list? if they were fixed
length there's the trick using sizeof var / sizeof var[0].

it would be easy to provide a const of values in this list, or having a
special "stop string" - just out of curiosity...

but i guess if there's something i would rather be compiler specific and
therefor this question won't belong here:)

"sigi" <sigi_23@yahoo.de> wrote in message
news:1120393094.552767@news.liwest.at...[color=blue]
> i've got something like this in a headerfile:
>
> const char* const StringList[]=
> {
> "FirstString",
> "SecondString",
> ....
> }
>
> (haven't checked the syntax yet, but i guess it's ok?)
>
> there can be more than one such list, later on i decide which to take and
> use this to fill a std::map (i also got some defines to make code easier[/color]
to[color=blue]
> read... )
>
> my questions:
>
> is there any way to get number of strings in this list? if they were fixed
> length there's the trick using sizeof var / sizeof var[0].[/color]

This is indeed the answer.
[color=blue]
>
> it would be easy to provide a const of values in this list, or having a
> special "stop string" - just out of curiosity...[/color]

If this is a question, the answer is, it doesn't matter, up to you.
[color=blue]
>
> but i guess if there's something i would rather be compiler specific and
> therefor this question won't belong here:)
>
>
>[/color]

sigi wrote:
[color=blue]
> i've got something like this in a headerfile:
>
> const char* const StringList[]=
> {
> "FirstString",
> "SecondString",
> ....
> }
>
> (haven't checked the syntax yet, but i guess it's ok?)
>
> there can be more than one such list, later on i decide which to take and
> use this to fill a std::map (i also got some defines to make code easier
> to read... )
>
> my questions:
>
> is there any way to get number of strings in this list? if they were fixed
> length there's the trick using sizeof var / sizeof var[0].[/color]

The elements of an array are always fixed length. So this is indeed the way
to find the number of elements.

a my lord, for sure...

thanks.

"Rolf Magnus" <ramagnus@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:da8pji$hi8$01$1@news.t-online.com...[color=blue]
> sigi wrote:
>[color=green]
>> i've got something like this in a headerfile:
>>
>> const char* const StringList[]=
>> {
>> "FirstString",
>> "SecondString",
>> ....
>> }
>>
>> (haven't checked the syntax yet, but i guess it's ok?)
>>
>> there can be more than one such list, later on i decide which to take and
>> use this to fill a std::map (i also got some defines to make code easier
>> to read... )
>>
>> my questions:
>>
>> is there any way to get number of strings in this list? if they were
>> fixed
>> length there's the trick using sizeof var / sizeof var[0].[/color]
>
> The elements of an array are always fixed length. So this is indeed the
> way
> to find the number of elements.
>[/color]

"benben" <benhongh@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:42c7e6e3$0$20028$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...[color=blue]
>
> "sigi" <sigi_23@yahoo.de> wrote in message
> news:1120393094.552767@news.liwest.at...[color=green]
>> i've got something like this in a headerfile:
>>
>> const char* const StringList[]=
>> {
>> "FirstString",
>> "SecondString",
>> ....
>> }
>>
>> (haven't checked the syntax yet, but i guess it's ok?)
>>
>> there can be more than one such list, later on i decide which to take and
>> use this to fill a std::map (i also got some defines to make code easier[/color]
> to[color=green]
>> read... )
>>
>> my questions:
>>
>> is there any way to get number of strings in this list? if they were
>> fixed
>> length there's the trick using sizeof var / sizeof var[0].[/color]
>
> This is indeed the answer.
>[color=green]
>>
>> it would be easy to provide a const of values in this list, or having a
>> special "stop string" - just out of curiosity...[/color]
>
> If this is a question, the answer is, it doesn't matter, up to you.
>[color=green]
>>
>> but i guess if there's something i would rather be compiler specific and
>> therefor this question won't belong here:)
>>
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]