int array

[Matthew Jakeman]

Hi, if i define an int array globally as follows :

int test[] ;

Is it possible to set the size of this array inside a function later in the
code ?

TIA
Matt

 

[Mark A. Odell]

Hi, if i define an int array globally as follows :

int test[] ;

Is it possible to set the size of this array inside a function later in
the code ?

No.

 

[Rob van der Leek]

Hi, if i define an int array globally as follows :

int test[] ;

Is it possible to set the size of this array inside a function later
in
the code ?

No.

If the size of the array is only known at run-time, you need to allocate
memory for the array at run-time. This is called "dynamic allocation"
(if you specify the array size at compile-time (e.g. int test[3]) it is
called "static allocation").

I advice you to consult a C book on these topics.
Regards,

 

[Christopher Benson-Manica]

If the size of the array is only known at run-time, you need to allocate
memory for the array at run-time. This is called "dynamic allocation"
(if you specify the array size at compile-time (e.g. int test[3]) it is
called "static allocation").

I believe the size of OP's array is known at compile time; the issue
is that there is no way to determine the size of an array outside the
scope in which it is declared, which seems to be what OP wants to do.

 

[Dan Pop]

Hi, if i define an int array globally as follows :
^^^^^^
int test[] ;

Is it possible to set the size of this array inside a function later in the
code ?

An object *definition* is a declaration that also allocates memory for
that object. How can the compiler allocate memory for test[] without
knowing its size?

What you can do is *declaring* test[] as a global without specifying its
size:

extern int test[];

and define it elsewhere in your code. Note that you cannot use
sizeof test until the compiler has seen the actual definition or a
declaration also specifying the size.

Dan

 

[CBFalconer]

Hi, if i define an int array globally as follows :

int test[] ;

Is it possible to set the size of this array inside a function
later in the code ?

No.

If the size of the array is only known at run-time, you need to
allocate memory for the array at run-time. This is called
"dynamic allocation" (if you specify the array size at compile-
time (e.g. int test[3]) it is called "static allocation").

I advice you to consult a C book on these topics.

Note that Mark replied to a query that dealt with 'globally'
defined arrays, which can be loosely interpreted to mean
statically allocated.