Thread: How can I convert a vector into an array??

I need to convert a vector into an array.
How would I do this.
The vector is of the same type but when I try to use it in my function it comes up with error:

error C2664: 'IntersectedPolygon' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'class std::vector<struct CVector3,class std::__default_alloc_template<0,0> >' to 'struct CVector3 []'
So how can I fix that??

Thanks for any help provided!

Shanedudddy2!

Something like this ???

Code:

vector<int> avector;
//Do stuff with avector
....
....
int *pArray = new int[avector.size()];
for (int i = 0; i < avector.size(); i++)
    pArray[i] = avector[i];
delete [] pArray;

Well this only works for int:s but with some smaller modifications it should work with user defined datatypes (make sure you overload the copyassigment operator = and the subscipt operator []).

Thanks I`ll try that looks like it`ll work.
Hopefully doing that won't slow the program down too much as I`m only calling that when the mouse is clicked.

If anyone has any ideas to do it with user defined data types please help.
Thanks.

Shanedudddy2

all you need for rippers program to work with a user defined data type is for assignment (operator =) to work for your type. Your type also needs a default constructor, but this is required to have an array. If you are not going to be calling any operations on the vector that would invalidate iterators while you hold the array you can get away with Type *p = &v[0]; where v is a std::vector. The next version of the standard will explicitly allow this, and to make this break you would need to have a very wierd version of std::vector. Call v.push_back and p could point to some serious nastyness.

A vector is basically a standard template library linked list, right? Is there anythign really all that special to it (meaning things that would be extremely difficult for even an advanced programmer to create) or is it just a standard linked list with all the appropriate operators overloaded and what not. I think that would be an excellent project: make a class that mimics stl's vector class. Don't the borland C++ packages come with vector-like classes called TVecorIsArray or something like that?