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- Listing 6 - A maxlen function intended for both arrays of
- constant strings and arrays of non-constant strings.
-
- #include <iostream.h>
- #include <string.h>
-
- #define DIM(a) (sizeof(a)/sizeof(a[0]))
-
- char *quintet[] =
- { "flute", "oboe", "horn", "clarinet", "bassoon" };
- const char *quartet[] =
- { "violin", "violin", "viola", "cello" };
- const char *trio[] =
- { "washtub", "jaw harp", "kazoo" };
-
- size_t maxlen(const char *const *t, size_t n)
- {
- size_t len = 0;
- size_t sl = 0;
- size_t i;
- for (i = 0; i < n; ++i)
- if ((sl = strlen(t[i])) > len)
- len = sl;
- return len;
- }
-
- int main()
- {
- cout << maxlen(quintet, DIM(quintet)) << endl;
- cout << maxlen(quartet, DIM(quartet)) << endl;
- return 0;
- }
-