RE: [Dev-C++] dynamic array

[Ioannis V. <no...@ya...>]

In C you can use malloc(), calloc() and realloc(). In C++ new and delete
operators.


Ioannis

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> [mailto:dev...@li...]On Behalf Of Alan Thomas
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 5:01 AM
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> Subject: [Dev-C++] dynamic array
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>         How do you dynamically allocate space for an array?   I have a
> program that works but is awkward in one aspect and potentially slow (for
> large input files).  It performs operations on a file containing a
> particular format of calendar entries.  Because I did not wish to
> initially
> deal with dynamically allocating memory as I read in calendar entries, I
> first read through the file just cueing on an end of entry character, to
> count the number of entries.  Then I declare an array of the appropriate
> size, which will be used to hold processed information for each entry.
>
>             This works fine for current input file sizes, but could slow
> things down noticeably if the input file was an order of magnitude larger.
> So, the alternative would be to allocate space as I read in entries.
>
> Thanks, Alan
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