2-D dynamic array

[_lazycat_]

Hi guys, I am trying to create a 2d dynamic array with the code:

	char **Split_Text;
	Split_Text = new *char[Vigenerek.value];	// new dynamic array
	for(i=0;i<Vigenerek.value;++i) Split_Text[i] = new char[ArrayLen];

but digital mars keep giving me "need explicit cast to convert from int ** to char **. I don't really get what is it saying since i don't have a single int pointers. can somebody please help me?

[Salem]

Can you put those 3 lines, and a minimal amount of support lines necessary to create a complete compilable program (it doesn't have to do anything), and post that.

Certainly looks pretty odd to me though, as you say, no obvious sign of an int.

[avatarofhope2]

I don't have much experience with dynamic arrays but can't you just say

char *x[WIDTH];//array of pointers to chars (one for each column)
for(i=0;i<WIDTH;++i) 
    x[i] = new char[HEIGHT];

[hk_mp5kpdw]

char **Split_Text;
Split_Text = new *char[Vigenerek.value];	// new dynamic array
for(i=0;i<Vigenerek.value;++i) Split_Text[i] = new char[ArrayLen];

That * is in the wrong place, it needs to be:

char **Split_Text;
Split_Text = new char*[Vigenerek.value];	// new dynamic array
for(i=0;i<Vigenerek.value;++i) Split_Text[i] = new char[ArrayLen];

[Salem]

Good catch hk_mp5kpdw.

[anon]

May-be there's a reason why you need an array of char arrays, but to get things done a much simpler way is:

#include <vector>
#include <string>

int main()
{
    std::vector<std::string> Split_Text; //voil&#224;

    // or to set memory aside out-front:
    std::vector<std::string> Split_Text(Vigenerek.count, std::string(ArrayLen));
}

[_lazycat_]

Thanks guys, thats very helpful