Thread: Array of classes within class definition

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    Array of classes within class definition

    Does anyone know how to get this code to work? It compiles fine in Visual Studio, but not in Borland. I need this to work in Borland.
    All I want to do is locally decare an array of classes within a class, and initalise them to their relevant values. However, in Borland I keep getting these errors:

    [C++ Error] x.h(21): E2034 Cannot convert 'A' to 'A[3]'
    [C++ Error] x.h(28): E2176 Too many types in declaration

    Code:
    class A
    {
      public:
        A(int i) : m_i(i) {}
    
      protected:
        int m_i;
    };
    
    class B
    {
      public:
        B() : m_A(A(1), A(2), A(3)) {}
    
      protected:
        A m_A[3];
    }
    Any help would be greatful
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    I don't think you can initialize arrays in the initializer list. I'm not exactly sure why. I've run into this same problem before. You'll need to overload an equals operator if you want this to work.
    Code:
    class B
    {
      public:
        B() {m_A[0] = 1; m_A[1] = 2; m_A[2] = 3;}
    
      protected:
        A m_A[3];
    }
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    Oh damn it. I was just declare the buggers dynamically.
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