C++: struct accessing instance of itself [closed] - c++

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I have come across a rather unusual issue in my code. A struct needs to be able to access instances of itself.
Relavent portion of code:
struct crtr {
char f;
void foo() {
for(int i=0; i<creatures[f].size(); i++) {/*code that accesses creatures[f][i]*/}
}
};
vector<crtr> creatures[10];
Of course, this is nowhere close to working - crtr.foo() requires creatures, while creatures requires crtr. Is there some way to initialize creatures before crtr, perhaps changing the vectors' data type? (preferably with minimal pointers, if possible)

I must be missing something, what's wrong with this?
struct crtr {
char f;
void foo();
};
vector<crtr> creatures[10];
void crtr::foo() {
for(int i=0; i<creatures[f].size(); i++) {/*code that accesses creatures[f][i]*/}
}
Also crtr::foo can be inline if that's required.

Use forward declaration of the struct:
struct crtr;
vector<crtr> creatures[10];
struct crtr {
char f;
void foo() {
for(int i=0; i<creatures[f].size(); i++) {/*code that accesses creatures[f][i]*/}
}
};

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Initialization of the structure [closed]

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In my program I have structure:
struct point {
float x;
float y;
};
Edit: I need to create
struct Path{
Point array[];
}
Initialize it with function init_path(Path *p, int size).
My question is, how to define the function?
Thanks in advance.
Your Path may be like:
struct Path {
point* points;
};
void init_path(Path *path, int size) {
path->points = new point[size]();
}
but why your professor wants a function instead of proper constructor/destructor remains a mystery. Here you still need to call delete[] on points somewhere. With following structure you don't need any init function and object will properly delete its resources.
struct Path {
Path(unsigned size) : points{ new point[size] } {}
~Path() { delete[] points; }
point* points;
};

In C++, why can I call vector<double>::begin() in for a private content in a class? [closed]

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#include<iostream>
#include<vector>
#include<string>
using namespace std;
class AAA {
private:
vector<double> v;
public:
AAA(int n);
void AAAprint();
void testfn(AAA &aaa);
};
AAA::AAA(int n){
v=vector<double>(n,0);
}
void AAA::AAAprint(){
for (int i=0;(unsigned int) i<v.size();i++)
{
std::cout<<v[i]<<" ";
}
std::cout<<std::endl;
}
void AAA::testfn(AAA &aaa)
{
aaa.v[0]=5;
}
int main(){
AAA aaa(25);
aaa.AAAprint();
AAA bbb(25);
bbb.testfn(aaa);
aaa.AAAprint();
}
In main i first construct aaa then print out its value. Next aaa is changed after calling bbb.testfn(aaa). In void AAA::testfn(), I could directly access to aaa.v and the value of aaa.v[0] is indeed changed outside of void AAA::testfn(). Since I printout aaa.v in the end of main function it shows so. What is the reason for this?
Privcy is a class restriction not an instance restriction. All instances of a class have full access to private members of all other instances.
There are quirks about inheritance and protected and distinct instances, but that is another question.

Why this class doesn't make error? [closed]

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
Class ITEM{
private:
int cnt;
public:
ITEM(){}
void func(ITEM a){
a.cnt = 10;
}
};
int main(){
return 0;
}
I assume that red line will make the error.
because 'a.cnt' value is private value.
I learned that private value must be modified inner of class.
void func(A a){
a.cnt = 10; //valid
}
notice that function is inside the class, so it becomes it member and class member functions have access to private members.
Note that it is being modified inner of the class ITEM using a member function,which is perfectly valid

Why we cannot declare a function argument static? [closed]

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I have been curious about why c++ does not allow declaring a static function argument as shown below:
int test(static int a )
{
return a;
}
int main()
{
test(5);
return 0;
}
output console shows:
error: storage class specifiers invalid in parameter declarations
error: storage class specified for parameter 'a'
Update #1:
I can achieve my requirements like follows:
int test(int a )
{
static int count = 0;// <-- I want to eliminate this line due to some project constraints.
count += a;
return count;
}
I cannot use passing arguments by reference if you suggest, I have already tried considering that option.
If there is any other way to accomplish above behavior, you're welcome.
Thanks.
To declare a function static you would do it as such
static int test(int a )
{
return a;
}
You are trying to pass in a "static int a" into a function but there's no reason to do that. You would instead declare
static int a;
somewhere in the class and then simply pass in a to the static method created above as so
test(a);

pack multiple c++ objects and pass to function [closed]

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I am using a c library to do integration, where the integrand is declared as fun(...,void *fdata,...)
which uses *fdata pointer to pass external variables, however, before doing numerical integration, I need to
interpolate the raw data using other c++ libraries, giving back some interpolating class objects,
basically I want to pass these objects to a integrand which is user-defined ...
You could use an structure and pass a pointer to it but it seems to me that you don't have a fixed number of objects to pass and therefore that an object aggregating others dynamically would suit better your needs so you can use a std::vector and pass its address as func fdata parameter.
An example:
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class C //Mock class for your objs
{
public:
C(int x)
{
this->x = x;
}
void show()
{
cout << x << endl;
}
private:
int x;
};
void func(void *fdata) //Your function which will recieve a pointer to your collection (vector)
{
vector <C *> * v = (vector<C *> *)fdata; //Pointer cast
C * po1 = v->at(0);
C * po2 = v->at(1);
po1->show();
po2->show();
}
int main()
{
vector<C *> topass;
topass.push_back(new C(1)); //Create objects and add them to your collection (std::vector)
topass.push_back(new C(2));
func((void *)(&topass)); //Call to func
for(vector<C *>::iterator it = topass.begin(); it != topass.end(); it++)
delete(*it);
}