Re: memcpy question (slightly OT)
2b|!2b==? wrote:
I have a data structure that I want to make a copy of. Here are the
details:
struct MyStructA
{
char barney;
char fred;
char foo;
char foobar;
};
struct MyStructB
{
struct MyStructA *widget;
double m1;
double m2;
double m3;
};
int AllocIt(const size_t size, struct MyStructB *item)
{
if((item->widget = (struct MyStructA *)calloc(size * sizeof(struct
MyStructA))) == 0)
return -1;
else
return 0;
}
int CopyIt(struct MyStructB* dest, const struct MyStructB* src)
{
/* problem seems to be that I don't know the size (i.e. "length in
memory" of the src object) - or do I ? - is there a way I can RELIABLY
and CONSISTENTLY derive the size, knowing that it is a multiple of
sizeof(struct MyStructA)) ??? */
}
This is a C++ question, right (posting in comp.lang.c++ ? If so, this
is the C++ to do it.
struct MyStructA
{
char barney;
char fred;
char foo;
char foobar;
};
struct MyStructB
{
std::vector< MyStructA > widget;
double m1;
double m2;
double m3;
MyStructB()
: m1(), m2(), m3()
{
}
MyStructB( const MyStructB & rhs )
: widget( rhs.widget ),
m1(rhs.m1), m2(rhs.m2), m3(rhs.m3)
{
}
MyStructB & operator= const MyStructB & rhs )
{
widget = rhs.widget;
m1 = rhs.m1;
m2 = rhs.m2;
m3 = rhs.m3;
return *this;
}
};
int main()
{
MyStructB * x = new MyStructB(); // dynamically allocate
MyStructB y = *x; // copy
* x = y; // assignment
delete x;
}
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