Is there any way to make a variable length array global in c++?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I've created a variable length array in one function, however I need to refer to this array in a second function. The problem occurs when I put the declaration above main() seeing as its length hasn't been defined yet, my compiler gets angry.

How does one typically go about this?

EDIT:

Here is my code so far.

I need to make the array's name[] midterm[] and final[] global. They're all in student_input().

#include 
using namespace std ;

void student_input();
void student_output();

int i , ns ;

main(){

    int width,height,mult;

    cout << "Enter the number of students:" << endl;
    cin >> ns;

    i = 0 ;
    while( i < ns){
           i = i + 1 ;
           student_input();
           }

    i = 0 ;
    while( i < ns){
           i = i + 1 ;
           student_output();
           }

    system("pause");  
}

void student_input() {
    int si_i,si_midterm,si_final, midterm[ns + 1], final[ns + 1];
    string si_name, name[ns + 1]; 

    cout <<  endl <<  endl << "\t----- Student " << i << " -----" << endl << endl << endl;

    cout << "Enter name for student " << i << ":\t"<< endl;
    cin >> si_name;
    name[i] = si_name ; 

    cout << "Enter midterm score for student " << i << ":\t"<<  endl;

    cin >> si_midterm;
    midterm[i] = si_midterm ;

    cout << "Enter final exam score for student " << i << ":\t"<<  endl ;
    cin >> si_final;
    final[i] = si_final ;

    cout <<  endl <<  endl;

    si_i = 0 ;
    while (si_i < 7){
          si_i = si_i + 1; 
          cout << "Enter lab " << si_i <<" for student " << i << ":\t"
                                                

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