How can I initialize an array

Asked Sep 04 '14 at 20:57

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I'm new to CPP, can't find a simple documentation on how to declare a private constant class attribute, and if it should go on the .h or .m

Here's what I have on my Horse.h:

class Horse {
    private:
        static const int body_vertex_quantity = 24;
        float left_ear_vertex_array[ears_vertex_quantity][2] = {
            //
        };
    public:
        draw();
}

But I'm getting

cannot specify explicit initializer of arrays

I have made my research in the following links, but I don't understand the syntax or what they're doing since I'm new to cpp

Initializing a member array in constructor initializer

Error: cannot specify explicit initializer for array

Workaround for error C2536: cannot specify explicit initializer for arrays in Visual Studio 2013

cannot specify explicit initializer for arrays

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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asked Sep 04 '14 at 20:57

Christopher Francisco

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The second member isn't `static`. – Kerrek SB Sep 04 '14 at 20:59
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.h or .m? Aren't .m files for Objective-C, not C++? And if you wanted Objective-C++, that's a .mm file, right? – Almo Sep 04 '14 at 21:02
Do this `left_ear_vertex_array { // }` in the member initializer list of a constructor function, not in the declaration! – πάντα ῥεῖ Sep 04 '14 at 21:13
variables cannot be used to declare array size. Instead make it `float left_ear_vertex_array[24][2]` – DollarAkshay Sep 04 '14 at 21:15
If possible, use [C++11](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C++11) and its [std::array](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/array), otherwise use `std::vector` – Basile Starynkevitch Sep 04 '14 at 21:38

How can I initialize an array

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