C/C++: Multi-dimensional array or struct?

Hi all,

I am using Microsoft VC++ 6.0 and not using MFC. I need to create some way of counting the number of animals that a person has, and also keep track of the state where the person lives. The fields/variables are:

1. char State[256] (there will be up to 50 states and each will be a maximum of 256 characters)

2. char PetOwner[256] (in this example, there will be up to 30 pet owners' names and each will be a maximum of 256 characters)

3. int Dogs (this is a counter for the number of dogs that a pet owner has)

4. int Cats (this is a counter for the number of cats that a pet owner has)

5. int Birds (this is a counter for the number of birds that a pet owner has)

6. int Weight (this is the weight of each pet)

To get the above info, I am parsing a text file and it is working just fine. Now I need to put each piece of data into its respective variable so that I can create a pie chart later. That will be another topic. :-)

Here's an example of what the text file looks like:



Any ideas of how I should go about creating a multi-dimensional array or struct?

Thanks,

bobert

I would use a class, then you can use an array to store objects of the class, I find that more intuitive than a multi array. For example:

#include <string>

using std::string;

class PetOwnerInfo
{
public:
string State;
string PetOwner;
int Dogs;
int Cats;
int Birds;
int Weight;
};

Hope that helps...

Hi,

Yes, that did work. Thanks!

bobert