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I am writing a program to simulate a cache in c++ and am trying to copy addresses that are given in a file into an array. I am struggling to figure out how to copy an array into another array so that I can have an array of memory address arrays. I have read in the addresses into an array called "address" and I want my simulated cache to be an array called "L1_Cache". h is a counter that I am incrementing after I put an address into the L1_Cache. Also, cache size is going to be how many lines of addresses are available in my L1_Cache array, which will be decided by the user of the program. Below is the snippet where I am trying to put the array into the other array.

if(sizeof(L1_Cache) < cachesize) strcpy(L1_Cache[][h], address);

they are defined as:

const char* address[10]; char* L1_Cache;

If anyone has any suggestions on how to copy one array into another array to make an array of arrays, let me know. I am not sure if anything I am doing is correct, but I am struggling to figure this out.

I want to compare new addresses that I am given to old addresses that are already in the L1_Cache array.

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    C++? Array of Arrays is no more the thing to go for. Use std::vector instead. Commented Mar 7, 2015 at 21:49
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    Don't bother with C-style arrays. Use std::array. Same performance with value semantics. Commented Mar 7, 2015 at 21:51
  • Never use strcpy, but strncpy. Are you sure that you are using C++ and not C? Commented Mar 7, 2015 at 21:52
  • Why is your L1_Cache a char*? Shouldn't it be a two dimensional array? stackoverflow.com/a/7949598/546375 Commented Mar 7, 2015 at 21:52
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    "trying to copy addresses that are given in a file" - I sincerely hope you mean postal addresses. Your usage of the sizeof operator is highly questionable, as I sincerely doubt you intend that expression to compare against the size of a pointer. And the question is rather difficult to follow. It seems the largest issues are not knowing how to implement your solution, where in-fact the solution itself is potentially suspect as wrong to begin with. Include in your question the actual problem your solution is attempting to solve; not just the problem(s) with your solution. Commented Mar 7, 2015 at 21:52

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Yes, it is possible to make an array of arrays.

int a[3][3]; // a is an array of integer arrays

You have

a[0]; // this refers to the first integer array a[1]; // this refers to the second array

Is the following what you are looking for?

#include <iostream> #include <cstring> int main() { char p[2][256]; strncpy(p[0], "This is my first address", 256); strncpy(p[1], "This is my second address", 256); std::cout << p[0] << std::endl << p[1]; return 0; }
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Yes. They are called multidimensional arrays.
They can have any number of dimensions.
For example: 

int foo[3][3]; // initialize the 2 dimensional array of integers foo[0][0] = 1; // change a value foo[0][1] = 2; // change a value foo[0][2] = 3; // change a value foo[1][0] = 4; // change a value foo[1][1] = 5; // change a value foo[1][2] = 6; // change a value foo[2][0] = 7; // change a value foo[2][1] = 8; // change a value foo[2][2] = 9; // change a value for(int i=0;i<3;++i){ // display the 2d array for(int j=0;j<3;++j){ cout<<foo[i][j]; } cout<<endl; }

What's happening:
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Values are being assigned in a chart.
Think of it like writing a value on each point of a piece of paper.

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