String array...

How do I create a string array? I know that the individual strings are 8 characters long, but I don't know how many of them I will have...

thnx,
Squirrelly1

Use a:

Code:

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// 8 characters long - dont know how many
char *myString[8];

// know how many - stored in intHoweverMany!
*myString = (char**)malloc(sizeof(char[8]) * intHoweverMany);

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Something like that.

HD

One syntax error. And don't forget to free that. And it should be char[9] for the terminating NUL.

C++:

Code:

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// 8 characters long - dont know how many
char *myString[9];

// know how many - stored in intHoweverMany!
myString = new char[9][intHoweverMany];

// ...
delete[] myString;

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Better C++:

Code:

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#include <string>
using namespace std;

string *myString;

myString = new string[numStrings];

// ...
delete[] myString;

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And if the number of strings could change afterwards (or you have to just read string by string and don't know when you come to the end):

Code:

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// This line is only for MSVC++
#pragma warning(disable: 4786)

#include <vector>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

typedef vector<string> strvec;

strvec myString;

// e.g.
myString.push_back("Hello, World!");

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