Thread: passing an array to function

  1. #1
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    passing an array to function

    Hi everyone.

    I'm having trouble trying to write a function that takes a two dimensional array as an argument. I want to take a 10 x 10 matrix, and initialise it, so that each element is a '*'.
    I pass an array, that is part of a struct. I'm using the function call:

    initialiseBoard(p1.bombBoard);

    where p1 is the struct, and bombBoard is the 10 x 10 array in the struct.

    this is my code

    Code:
    void initialiseBoard(char *board);
    
    .......
    
    void initialiseBoard(char *board)
    {
              for(int j= 0; j < 10; j++)
             {
            	 for(int k = 0; k < 10; k++)
            	{
               	       *board[j][k] = '*';
               	}
             }       
     }
    I can't get it to compile. I'm making a mistake with the pointers, I think. Could someone point me in the right direction?

    Thanks in advance,

    Justin

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    If you have something like:
    Code:
    char bombBoard[10][10];
    then the function would take
    Code:
    void foo(char array[][10]);
    I might be wrong.

    Thank you, anon. You sure know how to recognize different types of trees from quite a long way away.
    Quoted more than 1000 times (I hope).

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    Thanks for that, problem fixed!

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