Thread: pointer / array question

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    pointer / array question

    I need to make a dynamically-allocated two-dimensional array.

    so what i did was:

    int **arrayPtr;

    then i get my width and my height.
    then:

    arrayPtr = new int[width][height];

    i keep getting this error saying:

    error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'int (*)[1]' to 'int ** '
    Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast


    am I not doing this properly for a two demensional array?

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    >am I not doing this properly for a two demensional array?
    No.
    Code:
    int **matrix;
    
    matrix = new int*[rows];
    for ( int i = 0; i < rows; i++ )
      matrix[i] = new int[cols];
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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    ooh, alright I understand now

    works perfectly, thanks

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