Thread: clearing arrays

just a quick one!

How do u clear an array of all its data? ive just got random stuff in and i cant get rid of it!

heres my structure

Code:

class book {
	//starting the class
public:
	struct detail {
	//structure start
	char name[20];
    char authors[20];
	char ISBN[20];
	char publisher[20];
	char cdrom[20];
	char year[20];
	char price[20];
	//fields in structure
	}np[MAX];



void enter(int);
void finding(void);
void open(int);
void findnme(void);
void findauth(int);
void findpub(int);
void findyear(int);
void findcd(int);
	//defining things in base class for the search function
};

thanks in advance! im sure its simple but i cant see it!

Code:

char string[80];
for (int i = 0, i < 80, i++)
{
    string[i] = ' ';
}

This fills the string with spaces - you could put any character you want in between the single quotes. You might use nulls ( '\0' ).

where would this go? with the rest of the char's? or after np[MAX]?

It's code. Instructions. You just do it somewhere in your code before you use the array. if this structure is global, I would do it at the beginning of your main() function.

thanks!

saved my life!