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pan0s
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Old 04-28-2021 , 12:45   String array problem
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Hi, I want to ask how to declare a 2D string array with initial values on SoucePawn?

on Java, it should be like that
Code:
String[][] g_sItems = 
{
	{"item1",},
	{"item2","item3",}
};
on SoucePawn, I tried

Code:
char g_sItems[][][] = 
{
	{"item1",},
	{"item2","item3",}
};
but the compiler gives me "error 018: initialization data exceeds declared size."

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MAGNAT2645
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: AlliedMods.net
Old 04-28-2021 , 13:53   Re: String array problem
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Code:
char g_sItems1[][] = {
    "ABC",
    "DEF",
    "123",
    "456"
};

char g_sItems2[][][] = {
    { "ABC", "DEF" },
    { "123", "456" },
    { "789", "QWE" }
};

public void OnPluginStart()
{
    for ( int i = 0; i < sizeof g_sItems1; i++ )
        PrintToServer( "%s", g_sItems1[i] );

    PrintToServer( "---" );

    for ( int i = 0, j; i < sizeof g_sItems2; i++ ) {
        for ( j = 0; j < sizeof g_sItems2[]; j++ )
            PrintToServer( "%s", g_sItems2[i][j] );
    }
}
Note that each row in 2D string array must have same number of strings (that's due to how compiler works).
If you want to have, for example, 2 strings in 1st row and 4 strings in 2nd row you can just put empty strings:
Code:
char g_sItems2[][][] = {
    { "ABC", "DEF", "",    ""    },
    { "123", "456", "GGG", "RRR" }
};
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pan0s
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Old 04-28-2021 , 15:19   Re: String array problem
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MAGNAT2645 View Post
Code:
char g_sItems1[][] = {
    "ABC",
    "DEF",
    "123",
    "456"
};

char g_sItems2[][][] = {
    { "ABC", "DEF" },
    { "123", "456" },
    { "789", "QWE" }
};

public void OnPluginStart()
{
    for ( int i = 0; i < sizeof g_sItems1; i++ )
        PrintToServer( "%s", g_sItems1[i] );

    PrintToServer( "---" );

    for ( int i = 0, j; i < sizeof g_sItems2; i++ ) {
        for ( j = 0; j < sizeof g_sItems2[]; j++ )
            PrintToServer( "%s", g_sItems2[i][j] );
    }
}
Note that each row in 2D string array must have same number of strings (that's due to how compiler works).
If you want to have, for example, 2 strings in 1st row and 4 strings in 2nd row you can just put empty strings:
Code:
char g_sItems2[][][] = {
    { "ABC", "DEF", "",    ""    },
    { "123", "456", "GGG", "RRR" }
};
Well, I have this idea too. However, I rejected that idea in a second.
When the length of the max is extended, I have to add the empty string for each array to match the size. If I have 100 arrays of it, I have to do it 100 times...
In this stage, I have two better ideas.

Code:
// --First way is split the 2D string array to 1D string array, and pushing it into array list.
char g_sMelees[][] = 
{                       			// Melee ID:
	"katana",           		// 0
	"fireaxe",          			// 1
	"machete",          		// 2
	"flamethrower",			// 3	
	"knife",            			// 4
	"chainsaw",         		// 5
	"pitchfork",			// 6
	"shovel",				// 7
	"golfclub",				// 8
	"electric_guitar",  		// 9
	"tonfa",            			// 10
	"baseball_bat",     		// 11
	"cricket_bat",      		// 12
	"frying_pan",       		// 13
	"crowbar",          		// 14
};

ArrayList g_listItems[SHOP_SIZE];

enum 
{      ...
	SHOP_MELEES					= 8,
        ...
	SHOP_SIZE					= 17,
};

public void OnPluginStart()
{
	for(int i=0; i<SHOP_SIZE; i++)
		g_listItems[i] = new ArrayList(ByteCountToCells(32));

	// melee weapons
	for(int i=0; i<sizeof(g_sMelees); i++) g_listItems[SHOP_MELEES].PushString(g_sMelees[i]);

	// --Second way, don't use the char array to declare, pushing the value to array list instead of it
	g_listItems[SHOP_MELEES].PushString("katana");
	g_listItems[SHOP_MELEES].PushString("fireaxe");
        //...
}
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