Two Questions (They never end... -,-)

(WinXP, Borland C++ Free Command Line Compiler)

Ok, I'm trying to initialize my game based off a 2d array. (25x80). I would rather not have to initialize every peice like

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Map[0][0] = 0;
Map[0][1] = 0;
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Map[18][3] = 1;

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I realize I will have to type in each array value by hand, but its there any way to initialize the array like:

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int main() {
 int Map[25][80] = { 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0, ect}

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When I try to compile that, my compiler goes nuts, so I guess I'm either doing some wrong, or that type of initializing an array is impossible?

And my second question;

So far, I have been using getch() to detect for arrow keys. However, as I start using more advance code, getch() isint really working. What I'm trying to do is detect for multiple arrows/keys. So when I hold down the up and down arrow, it doesnt detect only the one I presses first. Not sure, but I dont think getch() is capable of this.

Well thank you again for your help!

You can initialize a 2-D array. As an example:

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int array[3][4] = { {0,1,2,3}, {4,5,6,7}, {8,9,10,11} };

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Ouch... This is gunna be hard -,-... Now I just need to make a program that tell me every time I hit a character every 120 times... -,-.

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So far, I have been using getch() to detect for arrow keys. However, as I start using more advance code, getch() isint really working. What I'm trying to do is detect for multiple arrows/keys. So when I hold down the up and down arrow, it doesnt detect only the one I presses first. Not sure, but I dont think getch() is capable of this.

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Maybe you should use a nonstandard function...For instance GetAsyncKeyState in windows.h

Ah, thank you both!

If you have to initialise it to zero ie.one number only use a nested for loop instead

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If you have to initialise it to zero ie.one number only use a nested for loop instead

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Or better yet, memset().

ooh ooh ooh! i can't believe nobody has said this yet... for the initialization, you can just declare the map like this:

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Map[25][80] = {0};

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everything is initialized to 0. but that only works if you want everything to be 0. it won't exactly work the same with any other number.