Is there a way to create a dynamic array without necessarily knowing the size beforehand? I need to specifically use a dynamic array for a homework assignment, and I don't really want to ask the user how large the array should be (in this case, an array of chars i.e. a string).
greatman05
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Jump to PostYou have to supply a size, but it can be a "best guess" and you can always reallocate later if the guess was wrong. If it's user input from the console, I imagine a buffer of 100 would probably do the job without reallocation in most cases.
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You have to supply a size, but it can be a "best guess" and you can always reallocate later if the guess was wrong. If it's user input from the console, I imagine a buffer of 100 would probably do the job without reallocation in most cases.
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OK. I was reading somewhere that you can get the length of the string (characters) input using gcount. Can I do that before reallocating the memory for the array or do I have to use another method to reallocate?
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