Re: [Dev-C++] array of strings

Here I send you an example of
a string array resizing on-the-fly  as you require...
This possible solution is built with the
"realloc( )" function as you indicated in
your message.

I hope this example illuminates your way toward
a peaceful programming...Salam alecum!!.
Ricardo.


*******************PROGRAM*******************
/* ALLOCATING AND REALLOCATING MEMORY */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
    char **p;
    int N,i;

    printf("Give me the initial array string dimension: ");
    scanf("%d", &N);
    fflush(stdin);

  /* As you want your initial array dimension is given
     by the user and it is allocated in this way */

    p= (char **)realloc(NULL,N*sizeof(char*));
    for(i=0; i<N ; i++)
    {
       /*strings of 10 char */
       p[i]= (char*)realloc(NULL,10*sizeof(char));
       printf("dame string %d: ",i);
       gets(p[i]);
       puts(p[i]);
    }

    /* if you need to store still more array strings
       you can reuse the reallocate function as follows */

    printf("Give me the new array string dimension: ");
    scanf("%d",&N);
    fflush(stdin);

    p= (char **)realloc(p,N*sizeof(char*));
    for(i=i; i<N ; i++)
    {
       p[i]= (char*)realloc(NULL,10*sizeof(char));
       printf("dame string %d: ",i);
       gets(p[i]);
       puts(p[i]);
    }

    /* Verification of correct string storing */
    printf("\n\n");
    for(i=0; i<N ; i++) puts(p[i]);

    /* At the end it is convenient to free the memory */
    for(i=0; i<N ; i++) free(p[i]);
    free(p);

      system("PAUSE");
      return 0;
}

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