Re: std::vector<Point3> -> Access Violation?

From:
"Scot T Brennecke" <ScotB@MVPs.spamhater.org>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:47:28 -0500
Message-ID:
<#ca8OJAwJHA.5452@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>
Sure, vert has data. But akVertex does not. You can't use the .x member of an object that doesn't
exist yet. You tried to access the item at the "count" index of a vector that was empty. You must
first put a Point3 object into akVertex[count] before you can get to akVertex[count].x

See David Lowndes' suggestion of calling reserve as one possible way to allocate some items in the
vector.

"Jack" <jl@knight.com> wrote in message news:uEtLTFAwJHA.5392@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

At what point did you actually put something into your akVertex vector? from the code below, it
seems that you have left it empty, and are then trying to use the x member of a Point3 that was
never added to the vector.


[snip]

I strongly believe std::vector is self managed...
How come I get access violation when I did this?

std::vector<Point3> akVertex;

for (int count = 0; count < m_NumOfVerts; count++)
{
       PatchVert vert = BoxMesh.getVert(count);


Thanks for your reply, Scot...
I just started to populate the vector here (below).
the structure vert was already filled with data.
I've checked the watch window, it showed that
vert is correctly populated. And VC++ 6.0 just threw access violation when I steped over the
statement below. I have installed SP6 anyway....
Thanks
Jack

       akVertex[count].x = vert.p.x;
       ...

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