two dimensional arrays

i have a descet idea on one dimensional arrays but two dimensional arrays blew me out went way over my head so if anyone can clear up for me what they do and there purpose and litle sample to start with id appreciate it as i was trying to skip over that section in my book and go back to it but my book keeps using it so i figured id see if anyone can help me out here thanx bye

Just think of it as a rectangular grid.

int i[3][3];

3 elements across x 3 elements down.
[][][]
[][][]
[][][]

So if you did this:

Code:

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int i[3][3];

i[0][0]=1;
i[0][1]=2;
i[0][2]=3;

i[1][0]=4;
i[1][1]=5;
i[1][2]=6;

i[2][0]=7;
i[2][1]=8;
i[2][2]=9;

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You could imagine it like this:
[1][2][3]
[4][5][6]
[7][8][9]

so would this be good forlike making charts on output or what?

That is one way to use them. For example, tic tac toe could use one for knowing where the X's and O's are.

howdy, this is a simple demo on how to initialize and access a 2 dimensional array.
#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>

Code:

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int main()
{
  int stuff[5][5];//initialize a 6 by 6 array
  stuff[2][2] = 22;//place 22 in the location stuff[2][2]
  stuff[3][2] = 32;//place 32 in the location stuff[3][2]
  stuff[0][1] = 01;//place 01 in the location stuff[0][1]

  cout<<"location [2][2] contains: "<<stuff[2][2]<<endl;//obvious
  cout<<"location [3][2] contains: "<<stuff[3][2]<<endl;//obvious
  cout<<"location [0][1] contains: "<<stuff[0][1]<<endl;//obvious
  return 0;
}

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regards
M.R.