Re: [Dev-C++] Invalid initializer for an array

[RoGeR <le...@sp...>]

to initialize an array you do this :

int distribution [5] = { 1,2,3,4,5 }

----- Original Message -----
From: "RoGeR" <le...@sp...>
To: <dev...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 09:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Invalid initializer for an array


> Probably the compiler's fault. Why don't you try creating a function that
> handles that ?
> E.g. :
>
> template <class ARRAY_TYPE>
> void fill_array ( ARRAY_TYPE [] &arrary, int number_of_items, ARRAY_TYPE
> fill_value = 0 )
>                         { for ( int i=0; i < number_of_items; i++ )
>  array[i] = fill_value; } }
>
> I know you said you didn't want the for thing... but making it a function
> becomes really easy to use :
>
> fill_array ( distribution, 5, 0 );
>
> Byezzz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard P. Evans <ev...@ma...>
> To: <dev...@li...>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 06:07 AM
> Subject: [Dev-C++] Invalid initializer for an array
>
>
> > Why do I get an "invalid initializer" message for the following line in
my
> > program?
> >
> > int distribution[5] = (0);
> >
> > It seems the only thing that works to initialize an array is a "for"
> > statement.  Does anyone have an answer?  The above line is by the book
and
> > should work.  Or is this a software bug?  Some how I doubt that.
> >
> > Richard Evans
> >
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