Initalizing nothing for ints
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to initalize an array of integers as nothing. I have tried the following:
int NumArray[]={' ',' ',' ',' ',' '};
The complier allows me to do this, but when debugging a strange number appears in the array. Can anyone help please.
Thanks, in advance.
int numarray[] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
the way you have it your storing the int value for a space.
The code that I am using must not have zero or any other number until a certain point. There bust be a way that u can store a blank space in an int. like char a = ' ';
Why?The code that I am using must not have zero or any other number until a certain point
The integer value for a space is 32 so you can't use that, the only other thing I can think of is to use '\0' or NULL. But that is using a zero really.
int numarray[] = {'\0', '\0'};
int numarray[] = {NULL, NULL};
Last edited by Edge; 01-20-2002 at 04:00 PM.
An easier way;Originally posted by Edge
int numarray[] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
the way you have it your storing the int value for a space.
This fills all members with 0.Code:int NumArray[10] = {0};
And Edge is right, why do you want a space in an integer array? It makes no sense.
When you create a variable it will always have a memory address allocated for it, even if you don't initialize it. The contents of that variable will in that case be unpredictable i.e. garbage. I don't think you can have a variable without a memory address, and there will always be some value at that address.
