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Vectors : Pearson Publishing

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Chapter 8:

Vectors*

Copyright, 2013, Bill Komanetsky and


Pearson Publishing
Creating a Vector of int’s

• Create the int variable


int myInteger;
• Create the vector
vector<int> myintVector;
• Assign the int variable a value
myInteger = 99;

• Push the int variable onto the end of the vector


myintVector.push_back(myInteger);

Copyright, 2013, Bill Komanetsky and


Pearson Publishing
Creating a Vector of int’s

• After a number of these, you have an vector/list of


integers you access like an array.
Position 0
411
Position 1
265
Position 2
110
Position 3
965
Position 4
999
• Access the 3rd integer in the vector
cout << myintVector[2];
• Remember, like arrays, vectors start at 0
Copyright, 2013, Bill Komanetsky and
Pearson Publishing
Creating a Vector of students

• Create an object instance of the ‘Student’ class


student myStudent;
• Create the vector
vector<student> mystudentVector;
• Assign values to the student variable (assuming the
variables are public)
myStudent.lastName = “Smith”;
myStudent.firstName = “Jim”;
myStudent.age = 19;
• Push the student variable onto the end of the vector
mystudentVector.push_back(myStudent);

Copyright, 2013, Bill Komanetsky and


Pearson Publishing
Creating a Vector of students
• After a number of these, you have an vector/list of
Students you access like an array.
Position 0 Smith Jim 19 3.5 CS
Position 1 Collins Mary 18 4.0 BIO
Position 2 Campb Kristie 19 3.8 CS
Position 3 ell
Fillinga Sue 21 4.0 VIT
Position 4 me
Christie John 51 2.6 CS
• Access the last name of the 3rd student in the
vector
cout << mystudentVector[2].lastName;
• Remember, like arrays, vectors start at 0

Copyright, 2013, Bill Komanetsky and


Pearson Publishing
Passing Vectors to a Function
• When passing an array, the array’s pointer is sent
to the function automatically
• ex: void sortArray(int v[ ]) { }
• If you change the value of the array contents, the
data in the REAL array is changed.

• When passing a vector, a copy of the vector is


sent to the function, not the REAL vector.
• You must send a reference or pointer to the
function. In C++, a reference is preferred.
• ex: void sortVector(myStudentVector &v) { }

Copyright, 2013, Bill Komanetsky and


Pearson Publishing
More Detail
• Function Prototype
void sortVector(vector<student> &);

• Function Definition
void sortVector(vector<student> &vectorToSort) {
//program statements
}

• Calling/Invoking the Function


sortVector(studentVector);

Copyright, 2013, Bill Komanetsky and


Pearson Publishing
Using the Vector Data in a Function
• In the bubble or selection sort functions, sorting by last
name (for example)
for (int i=0; i<(vectorToSort.size()-1); i++) {
if (vectorToSort[i].lastName >
vectorToSort[i+1].lastName) {
tempStudent = vectorToSort[i];
vectorToSort[i] = vectorToSort[i+1];
vectorToSort[i+1] = tempStudent;
}//if
else { }
}//for
• Even though you passed a reference of the original vector,
you access its contents like it’s the real thing in the function.
Copyright, 2013, Bill Komanetsky and
Pearson Publishing

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