Simple question regarding an array of camera objects

[WhytWulf]

Here is my problem.
I'm trying to create an array of cameras..This is what I am trying, but I'm missing something.. and I hate pointers, and hate pointers to an object more, and pointers to an array of objects the worst...

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scene::ISceneManager* sm = device->getSceneManager();
scene::ICameraSceneNode* camera[5] = sm->getActiveCamera();

what is wrong with it??

I know that in all my boks I can do this

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Class *obj=new Class[5];

From what I understand

scene::ICameraSceneNode* camera = sm->getActiveCamera();

The above will create 1 object with the address of the camear??? (I think)

[hearsedriver]

Nope, getActiveCamera simply returns the currently active camera, as the name suggests. sm->createCameraSceneNode() creates a camera. To create an array of 5 cameras, use something like this:

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ICameraSceneNode* ArrayOfPointersToCameraSceneNodes[ 5 ];
for( int i = 0; i < 5; ++i )
{
    ArrayOfPointersToCameraSceneNodes[ i ] = sm->createCameraSceneNode();
}

But I'd prefer using a std::vector.

Cheers.

[WhytWulf]

Thanks.. I didn't think about dumping it in a for loop

But now I think about it, using the STL might be just as useful. too

[saigumi]

Or, if you want STL functionality but stay more Irrlicht data object/collection pure. There is the array.

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irr::core::array<MyPointerType*> ObjectList;
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[dr34mr]

I hate pointers, and hate pointers to an object more, and pointers to an array of objects the worst...

well, whytwulf, think about pointer to an array of pointers to objects or an array of pointers to arrays of pointers to objects or even a pointer to an array of pointers to arrays of pointers to objects