Thread: Is this not legal syntax?

Ok, what about declaring the array in the class def. and then initializing it in the constructor for the class aka:

CDialog::CDialog()
{
unsigned int m_iPageNames[] ={IDD_COLORS,IDD_KEYWORDS, IDD_OPERATORS};

}

Bah, I got it
I just made the variable local to OnInitDialog

Code:

BOOL CColorCoderDlg::OnInitDialog()
{
	CDialog::OnInitDialog();

	// Add "About..." menu item to system menu.

	// IDM_ABOUTBOX must be in the system command range.
	ASSERT((IDM_ABOUTBOX & 0xFFF0) == IDM_ABOUTBOX);
	ASSERT(IDM_ABOUTBOX < 0xF000);

	CMenu* pSysMenu = GetSystemMenu(FALSE);
	if (pSysMenu != NULL)
	{
		CString strAboutMenu;
		strAboutMenu.LoadString(IDS_ABOUTBOX);
		if (!strAboutMenu.IsEmpty())
		{
			pSysMenu->AppendMenu(MF_SEPARATOR);
			pSysMenu->AppendMenu(MF_STRING, IDM_ABOUTBOX, strAboutMenu);
		}
	}

	// Set the icon for this dialog.  The framework does this automatically
	//  when the application's main window is not a dialog
	SetIcon(m_hIcon, TRUE);			// Set big icon
	SetIcon(m_hIcon, FALSE);		// Set small icon

	unsigned int iPageNames[] = {IDD_COLORS, IDD_KEYWORDS, IDD_OPERATORS};
	for (int i = 0; i < (sizeof(m_ppPages) / sizeof(CPropertyPage)); i++)
	{
		
		m_ppPages[i].Construct(iPageNames[i], 0);
		m_psSheet.AddPage(&m_ppPages[i]);
	}
	m_psSheet.Create(this, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 0);
	m_psSheet.ModifyStyleEx(0, WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT);
	m_psSheet.ModifyStyle(0, WS_TABSTOP);

	CRect rect;
	GetWindowRect(&rect);
	ScreenToClient(&rect);
	m_psSheet.SetWindowPos(NULL, rect.left + 7, rect.top + 150, 0, 0, SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOACTIVATE);

	return TRUE;  // return TRUE  unless you set the focus to a control
}

Edit:: Thanks for all the help Traveller

I still think the compiler should accept that. It would make some people happy.