how to initialise an array data member with all zeros

naja (18)
hi, is there any other way to do it rather than looping? similar to this: int array[100] = { 0 }; thx

rpgfan3233 (111)
memset(array, 0, 100); You can find the memset() function in <cstring> (or string.h if you are using C rather than C++). For more details, check out http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstring/memset.html I hope this helps! ^_^ rpgfan

naja (18)
wow, thank you very much... that's a nice trick. I suppose that is only possible in the constructor, and not in an initialiser list, isn't is? nevertheless, better than a loop... cheers ps: what if it is an array of objects, like this data member: QString _results[NUM_OF_ALGORITHMS];
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jsmith (158)
The default constructor will be executed for each element of the array automatically. For that matter, int's default constructor runs 100 times in your original example; the reason you have to explicitly initialize the elements to 0 is because int's default constructor does nothing.

naja (18)
ok thx, now i understand....