> I'm taking a C++ class at school

I vote we change the name of this newsgrope.

M.

To All,

I'm taking a C++ class at school where we were told to write a database
update program and to make bar menus where appropriate.  I decided to
see if, instead of creating a new class for each menu as the instructor
said, I could make a generic menu class usable during the entire
program.

I'm having a problem getting the data pointer set.

I have a function embedded in a class called menu that is set up
this way.  The actual class definition is listed below the class
function.  The problem that I am having is that it says the data =
line has a syntax error.

I'm anticipating calling the function from main() and other classes like
this

menu::setdata("Database Options",{"Add","Delete","Edit","List","Quit"},5);


The actual function looks like this:

void menu::setdata(const char * getheader, const char * getdata[],
                   int getnumoptions)
{
        header = new char[sizeof( getheader )+1];
        data = new char[sizeof(getdata) + 1][getnumoptions];
}

This is the class declarations.


class menu
{
        private:
                char * header;
                int headeryloc;
                int headerxloc;
                char * data[];
                int dataxloc;
                int datayloc;
                int dataspacing;
                int numoptions;
                int clearscreen;
        public:
                int run();
                void setdisplay(int,int,int,int,int,int);
                void setdata(const char *, const char * [], int);
};


I'm kindof new to C++, but I'm catching on pretty fast.  If anyone has
any idea what I've done wrong, please post or E-mail me.  Since I'm new
to C++, I'm not positive that I've given enough information.  If anyone
needs more info to figure out what's wrong, please write and I'll give
whatever you need.

Thanks in advance,

Mark Thompson
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mwt@lightside.com
West Covina, California