Okay, say I have a class like this: class container { int *this_will_become_an_array; //using new int[40] }; class reference { int *array; }; Then i initialise the container array using new. What I try to do now is assign the reference''s "array" pointer to the array called this_will_become_an_array, so that they both point to the same data. if have tried variations on this: reference.array = container.this_will_become_an_array; including &''s and ()''s and ->''s but to no avail. Does anyone know how to do this? I would be grateful of some help as I have been tearing my hair out trying to solve this. Thanks wise_guy

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Wiseguy
if have tried variations on this:

reference.array = container.this_will_become_an_array;

- You do realize that you can only manipulate ''data'' and not ''definitions'', do you?. Do you even instantiate those classes?
- Also, are you aware that these pointers are private datamembers?

If you said no on both questions, its time to get a book and get wise for real

This would work:

    class BigArray {private:    int *array;public:    int *getArray(){        return array;    }    BigArray(){        array = new int[24];    }    ~BigArray(){        delete [] array;    }};class ReferenceArray {private:    int * arrayReference;public:    ReferenceArray(int *originalArray){        arrayReference = originalArray;    }    ~ReferenceArray(){        // DON''T DELETE! The BigArray class does that!    }};void main(){    BigArray original;    ReferenceArray reference( original.getArray() );}    

Yes I know both those things, but I was just trying to simplify the question to make it a shorter post. Anyway, I will try your method, and hopefully it works.

thanks