Thread: trouble executing C code in Visual Studio.Net environment

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    trouble executing C code in Visual Studio.Net environment

    Hi,
    I'm trying to execute a C program in Visual Studio.Net 2003 environment and seem to have a problem with the watch window in the IDE. I wrote a simple code like:

    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    main()
    {
    	int arr[2][2]={
    		{2,3},
    		{3,5},
    	};
    	printf("&#37;d",arr[0][1]);
    }
    when attempting to execute this code in debug mode, if i try to view the contents of arr[0][1] in the watch window, I get the following error message
    arr[0][1] error: index '0' out of bound for pointer/array 'arr'

    The printf statement prints the correct value of 3 for arr[0][1]. I was wondering what I'm missing in the watch window.

    Appreciate your help.
    Last edited by ridhamshah; 02-18-2008 at 03:09 AM.

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    I'm not sure why it's doing that. I compiled with VC++ 2005 express and the watch window shows the value just fine.
    BTW, this is how your code should look:
    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    int main()
    {
    	int arr[2][2]={
    		{2,3},
    		{3,5}   /* ,  You don't need a comma here. */
    	};
    	printf("%d",arr[0][1]);
    	return 0;
    }

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    For some weird reason, my 2D array "arr" in the watch window appears to be initialized as a 3D array as below:

    Code:
    arr	{Length=2}	__int32[][][]
    I can't quite understand what is wrong here. This is the simplest code for a 2D array one can ever write. Visualstudio.net is making it hell.. Apparently, this is a Microsoft Visual Studio.Net 2003 bug:. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326721

    Now, I guess my problem is that I don't quite understand their resolution. How do you use managed type (instead of unmanaged type) in a multidimensional array ?
    Last edited by ridhamshah; 02-18-2008 at 10:24 PM.

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