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Working with Multi-Dimensional Arrays
The most common multi-dimensional array is a two-dimensional array,
which looks like a grid, as shown in Figure 1-8.
Dim BigArray (4,2) as String
BigArray(1,1)
BigArray(1,2)
Figure 1-8:
A twodimensional
array lets
you store
data in a
grid.
BigArray(2,1)
BigArray(3,1)
BigArray(4,1)
BigArray(2,2)
BigArray(3,2)
BigArray(4,2)
You can create 3-, 4-, or even 19-dimensional arrays. However, after you get
past a three-dimensional array, understanding how that array works can be
too confusing, so most programmers stick to two-dimensional or threedimensional
arrays.
Creating a multi-dimensional array
To create a multi-dimensional array, you have to define another upper bound
for an array. So if you wanted to create a 4 x 2 two-dimensional array, you
could use the following BASIC code:
Dim BigArray(4,2) as String
To create the same two-dimensional array in C++, you could use the following
code:
string bigarray[4][2];
To create three or more dimensional arrays, keep adding on additional
bounds, such as
Dim BigArray(2,4,3,8) as String