initialize a class with array member data

[mojoamonkey]

Given the below snippet from a class:
//////////////////////////////////////////////////

class safearray
{
private:
static const int LIMIT = 10;
int array[LIMIT];
public:
safearray()
{ }
//////////////////////////////////////////////////

Is there any way to use a constructor to setup array[] so that the item at index n is zero (or any other int)? I know how to set it up for other types - ie:

classname() : int(0)
{ }
or
classname(int a) : int(a)
{ }

but I'm not having any luck doing this for arrays.

Thanks for any help.
Matt

[kuphryn]

One solution is a loop.

Kuphryn

[mojoamonkey]

Nice! A for loop in the constructor actually does yield an array full of zeros.

Thanks, I never thought of that.

[Andreas Masur]

Originally posted by mojoamonkey
Nice! A for loop in the constructor actually does yield an array full of zeros.

Thanks, I never thought of that.

Much easier...

classname() { memset(array, 0, sizeof(array)); }

[souldog]

Or how about

ZeroMemory(...),

[CornedBee]

ZeroMemory is just a macro that expands to memset, and it's Win-only besides unlike the ANSI C memset.

[souldog]

Originally posted by CornedBee
ZeroMemory is just a macro that expands to memset, and it's Win-only besides unlike the ANSI C memset.

Yes, I know. Just wanted to point out the macro as an option.