Dynamic allocate string array

[huohaodian]

Hi,

I have a char * mFileList[];

how can i dynamically allocate it to save some strings?

Thanks in advance

[huohaodian]

On Feb 28, 2:53 pm, [e-mail] wrote:

Hi,

I have a char * mFileList[];

how can i dynamically allocate it to save some strings? I'd like to allocate it to and array of POINTERS to char strings, some thing like char *mFileList[1000]

Thanks in advance

[Victor Bazarov]

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I have a char * mFileList[];

how can i dynamically allocate it to save some strings?

std::vector<std::stringmFileList;

V
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[huohaodian]

On Feb 28, 3:12 pm, "Victor Bazarov" <[e-mail]:

[e-mail] wrote:

I have a char * mFileList[];

how can i dynamically allocate it to save some strings?

std::vector<std::stringmFileList;

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I tried char * mFileList[] = new char[index]; but got a syntax error.

[Victor Bazarov]

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I tried char * mFileList[] = new char[index]; but got a syntax error.

char **mFileList = new char*[size];

But let me reiterate, do NOT presume managing dynamic memory is
easy or recommended. Try to stick to standard containers before
you learn enough. Do

std::vector<std::stringmFileList(size);

It's basically all you need, trust me.

V
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[huohaodian]

On Feb 28, 3:46 pm, "Victor Bazarov" <[e-mail]:

[e-mail] wrote:

[..]
I tried char * mFileList[] = new char[index]; but got a syntax error.

char **mFileList = new char*[size];

But let me reiterate, do NOT presume managing dynamic memory is
easy or recommended. Try to stick to standard containers before
you learn enough. Do

std::vector<std::stringmFileList(size);

It's basically all you need, trust me.

V
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Thanks a lot for the help

[Default User]

hu********@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,

I have a char * mFileList[];

This is an invalid declaration. You must either have an initializer
list or give that array a dimension.

how can i dynamically allocate it to save some strings?

Do what Victor said. Use the tools that have been developed to aid the
programmer.


Brian

[Jim Langston]

hu********@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,

I have a char * mFileList[];

how can i dynamically allocate it to save some strings?

Thanks in advance

If possible, try std::vector<std::stringmFileList;
If not possible, try std::vector<char*mFileList;

The std::vector should be as effective as anything manaul, such as new
char*[count] and with a known value you can do:

std::vector<char*mFileList( count );
Which will create a dynamic array of count elements of char*.

Still, std::vector<std::stringis much prefered, but it really depeneds on
your code.
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