Multi-dim arrays

[JackDurden]

Is it possible to ask the user to input the size of a 2-dim array?

[ArkM]

Of course, you may ask the user to input size or what else. The problem is what to do with the answer.
Better explain your problem, present source code snippets...

[JackDurden]

can you do something like this but with a 2-dim array?

int main()
{
	int size;
	int *pointer;
	
	cout<<"Enter size\n";
	cin>>size;
	pointer=new int[size];

	for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
	{
		pointer[i]=i;
	}

	for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
	{
		cout<<pointer[i]<<endl;
	}

	return 0;
}

[stilllearning]

You have to be a little more careful, but this is how you can do it.

int main()
{
	int rows, cols;
	int **pointer;
	
	cout<<"Enter rows and columns for your 2-D array\n";
	cin >> rows >> cols;

  // allocate a row of pointers. 
	pointer = new int*[rows];

  // for each row allocate the columns 
  for(int i = 0; i < rows; i++){
    pointer[i] = new int[cols];
  }

  // add values to the 2-D array 
  for(int i=0;i < rows;i++){
    for(int j = 0; j < cols; j++){
		  pointer[i][j]=(i + 1) * (j + 1);
	  }
  }

  // print out the values
	for(int i=0;i<rows;i++){
    for(int j = 0; j < cols; j++){
		  cout << pointer[i][j] << '\t';
	  }
    cout << endl;
  }

  //free all the columns for each row
  for(int i = 0; i < rows; i++){
    delete pointer[i];
  }
  // free the rows
  delete pointer; 

	return 0;
}

[Agni]

or you could do something like ...

int* arr = new int[rows * cols];

then go on adding elements to it ...