[vtkusers] syntax question

[A J]

So does that seem logical?
Btw thanks for your tip on gdb thats great
Thanks again,
AJ



>OKAY I'm retarded I got it finally!!
>So here's how you go about it:
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>vtkBclass **Stuff = new (vtkBclass *)[20];
>for (int i=0; i<20; i++)
>	Stuff[i] = vtkStuff::New();
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>Stuff[5]->HelloWorld();
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>cout<<"hello world completed"<<endl;
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>>I'm surprised it works at all... Stuff[1] through Stuff[19]
>>won't be memory you own, and yet it is assigned to.
>>
>>what does the debugger say it is crashing on?
>>
>>I' m guessing you are in a Windows environment. I'm not very
>>familiar with Windows but I know that UNIX libc implementations
>>almost always have an environment variable you can set to allow
>>you to debug malloc() calls (MALLOC_CHECK_ on linux,
>>MALLOC_OPTIONS on freebsd, etc.). Perhaps there is a similar
>>mechanism available on Windows?
>>You may wish to try setting it and see if its an allocation
>>issue...
>>
>>-tom
>>
>>  <BAY99-F64sQPwFpH2cX000036f3 at hotmail.com>"A J" writes:
>> >Okay I almost have it... but I get a 'segmentation fault' at the end:
>> >
>> >vtkBclass **Stuff;
>> >for (int i=0; i<20; i++)
>> >	Stuff[i] = vtkBclass::New();
>> >
>> >Stuff[0]->HelloWorld();
>> >
>> >.. and then it crashes after it finishes executing the HelloWorld
>> >function.....
>> >!!!!
>> >
>> >so close but no cigar..!!  :o(
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>Oh hrm, I seem to have totally glazed over that you were
>> >>trying to allocate an array... Sorry 'bout that.
>> >>
>> >>Interesting question. Perhaps
>> >>
>> >>vtkBclass **stuff = vtkBclass::New()*[number]
>> >>
>> >>would do what you wanted?
>> >>
>> >>Just a stab in the dark.. I'll be interested to hear the
>> >>solution.
>> >>
>> >>-tom
>> >>
>> >>  <BAY99-F53CTVuy16xso0000c978 at hotmail.com>"A J" writes:
>> >> >Yes thanks tom , I've already inherited these from vtkObject,
>> >> >but now this means that instead of doing
>> >> >
>> >> >Bclass *stuff = new Bclass[ number ]
>> >> >
>> >> >I now have to do something like
>> >> >
>> >> >vtkBclass **stuff = vtkBclass::New() [number]
>> >> >
>> >> >or...???
>> >> >
>> >> >I just want a pointer to an array of vtkBclass's, not just one which
>> >>would
>> >> >obviously just be
>> >> >vtkBclass *stuff = vtkBclass::New();
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >>AJ, use Bclass' New() member function.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>You should derive Bclass (and Aclass, for that matter) from a
>> >> >>vtkObject and it will then automagically obtain the vtkObject::New()
>> >> >>member function.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Also, you should make sure your vtk* objects have their constructors
>> >> >>and destructors declared as protected, and additionally that the
>> >> >>destructors are declared virtual.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>HTH,
>> >> >>
>> >> >>-tom
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  <BAY99-F504GCjNNsqlt0003748a at hotmail.com>"A J" writes:
>> >> >> >Hi,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Say I have my own classes called Aclass and Bclass
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >and say I have now wrapped these to VTK classes so they are now 
>>known
>> >>as
>> >> >> >vtkAclass and vtkBclass
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Originally, I had:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >class Aclass
>> >> >> >{
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >public:
>> >> >> >Bclass *stuff = new Bclass[ number ]
>> >> >> >  ....
>> >> >> >}
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >So now that Aclass has become vtkAclass and same for vtkBclass.. 
>>what
>> >>is
>> >> >>the
>> >> >> >syntax to do this with the New() operator that I now have to 
>>use..?  I
>> >> >>had
>> >> >> >tried a few things but nothign works so far.. it must be something
>> >>very
>> >> >> >basic..! =S
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Thanks!!
>> >> >> >
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