Thread: can i use file input to set array sizes in headers?

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    can i use file input to set array sizes in headers?

    I need to set the size of some arrays in the header file. Is it possible. The thing is that i'm programming SystemC, which is C++ with a twist, and i don't really know that much about C++ and headers.

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    What do you mean??

    to set the size of an array within a header file???

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    If the arrays in the header files are staticly declared arrays, such as:

    int array[10];

    Then you can't set the size at run-time. However, if the arrays are just pointers then you can easily do it with dynamic memory allocation:

    // Header
    int *array;

    // Main
    cin>>size;
    array = new int[size];

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