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Dynamic Allocation of 2D Array

This document discusses dynamically allocating a 2D array in C/C++. It explains how to create an array of pointers that each point to dynamically allocated 1D arrays of the same size, effectively creating a 2D array. Code examples are provided to allocate the array of pointers and then allocate each 1D array to the correct size.

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Dynamic Allocation of 2D Array

This document discusses dynamically allocating a 2D array in C/C++. It explains how to create an array of pointers that each point to dynamically allocated 1D arrays of the same size, effectively creating a 2D array. Code examples are provided to allocate the array of pointers and then allocate each 1D array to the correct size.

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Dynamic allocation of 2D array

Recap: Dynamic allocation of 1D array

int n = 6;
int *ptr = (int*)malloc(n*sizeof(int));

Creates an int array of size n(=6), dynamically.


This may be visualized as follows:
ptr
Dynamic allocation of many 1D arrays
int n = 6;
int *ptr1 = (int*)malloc(n*sizeof(int));
int *ptr2 = (int*)malloc(n*sizeof(int));
int *ptr3 = (int*)malloc(n*sizeof(int));
int *ptr4 = (int*)malloc(n*sizeof(int));
Creates four int arrays of size n(=6), dynamically.
This may be visualized as follows:
Dynamic allocation of many 1D arrays
ptr1

ptr2

ptr3

ptr4
Since data types of ptr1 to ptr4 are same,
they can be given togetherness:
ptr1

ptr2

ptr3

ptr4
An array of pointers can be created, dynamically:

ptr1

ptr2

ptr3

ptr4
An array of pointers can be created, dynamically:
int m = 4;
int **ptr = (int**)malloc(m*sizeof(int*));
ptr
How four arrays can be created, dynamically, size
of each array being six:

int m = 4, n = 6, k;
int **ptr = (int**)malloc(m*sizeof(int*));
for(k=0; k<m; k++)
ptr[k] = (int*)malloc(n*sizeof(int));

Effect of which may be visualized as follows:


n
ptr

ptr[0]
ptr[1]
ptr[2]
ptr[3]
int m = 4, n = 6, k, j;
int **ptr = (int**)malloc(m*sizeof(int*));
for(k=0; k<m; k++)
ptr[k] = (int*)malloc(n*sizeof(int));
//now you may use ptr like a 2D array
for(k=0; k<m; k++)
for(j=0; j<n; j++)
scanf("%d", &ptr[k][j]);

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