Re: Using pointers

From: jeffc (nobody_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 02/09/04 

Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:12:13 -0500

"Joec" <joec@annuna.com> wrote in message
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>
> Dan Moos wrote:
>
> > I am also a beginner, but will try and give my thoughts also.
> >
> > Dynamic memory is a good way to go when you don't know ahead of time how
> > many objects your gonna have. Like, say a 3D rendering program, in which
the
> > item being drawn has 10 or 10,000 triangles. It is inefficient to make
an
> > array or other structure that is big enough to hold the largest number
of
> > objects you predict you'll need. It's wastefull to dedicate an array of
> > 10,000 units when you might only need 10.
> >
> I think a vector would be good.

A vector *would* be good. But just keep in mind that someone already
programmed vector for you, and he used pointers to do it.

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