Re: Find size of Array?

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From: Jon Bell
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 20:31

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 Warren S. Wyght <wswyght@telusplanet.net> wrote:
>How do I find the size of an Array once the array was created by either
>malloc or new.

You can't.  You have to keep track of it yourself.  Or, instead of using
an array, use std::vector or std::string, both of which keep track of
their sizes, and can tell it to you via the size() member function.

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Jon Bell <jtbell@presby.edu>                         Presbyterian College
Dept. of Physics and Computer Science         Clinton, South Carolina USA
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Subject: Re: Find size of Array?
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