Re: Re-dimension arrays

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From: Lynn Killingbeck
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 00:00

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Magnus Hult wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> is there anyway to redimension an array without deleting stuff that's
> already in it (something like VB's "ReDim Preserve")?
> 
> I know it's possible to do this:
> int array[1];
> array[17] = 1234;
> but can I be sure no important data are being overwritten?
> 
> thanks
> Magnus Hult
> hult.holmstrom@swipnet.se
> http://www.ovenproof.com

You might see if the alloc() family has something useful to you. Get the
memory via alloc() or calloc() or realloc() initially, rather than via
int array[...], in this case. Use realloc() to change the size.

Lynn Killingbeck

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