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Initializing a Char*[]

Question is in the title, how do I initialize a char*[] and give values to it in C++, thank you.

Solution

  • Though you're probably aware, char*[] is an array of pointers to characters, and I would guess you want to store a number of strings. Initializing an array of such pointers is as simple as:

    char ** array = new char *[SIZE];

    ...or if you're allocating memory on the stack:

    char * array[SIZE];

    You would then probably want to fill the array with a loop such as:

    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++){
    // str is likely to be an array of characters
    array[i] = str;
}

    As noted in the comments for this answer, if you're allocating the array with new (dynamic allocation) remember to delete your array with:

    delete[] array;