Thread: initializing a vector of structs in class constructor

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    initializing a vector of structs in class constructor

    How would I initialize certain fields in a struct in a class constructor?
    I want to create a 11x11 vector.

    Say I have the struct:
    Code:
    struct tree_node
    {
        int x, y;
        int visited;
        int UCT_value;
        double percentage;
        tree_node *parent;
    }
    Here is where it is declared as a 2d array:
    Code:
    vector<vector<tree_node*> > board_values
    Here is what I attempted to do to initialize two things:
    Code:
    board_values(10, vector<tree_node*>(11, tree_node->x  // and tree_node->y
    and I got stuck on how to initialize it. Would I have to manually malloc/new, set the fields to zero manually for each, then push it on the vector 121 times?
    Last edited by edishuman; 03-12-2012 at 06:39 PM.

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    Couldn't you do something like this:
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <vector>
    using namespace std;
    
    struct tree_node {
        int x, y;
        int visited;
        int UCT_value;
        double percentage;
        tree_node *parent;
    
        tree_node()
        : x(0), y(0), visited(0), UCT_value(0), percentage(0.0), parent(0) { }
    };
    
    int main() {
        vector<vector<tree_node*> > board_values(11);
        for (int rows = 0; rows < 11; rows++)
            for (int cols = 0; cols < 11; cols++)
                board_values[rows].push_back(new tree_node);
    }
    Last edited by oogabooga; 03-12-2012 at 08:30 PM.
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    Why don't you suggest an approach instead of posting an answer?

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