C++ table structure

**RyanInt** · 14-11-2009

I started in C++ and I want to make a table structure. I do this:
body * table_of_body =new body[N];

With body is composed of structures coordinates (x, y) defines the acceleration, velocity and position of a point.

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#define G 6.67e-11
#define N 2
using namespace std;
struct Coordinates
{
float x;
float y;
};
struct body{
float mass;
Coordinates position;
Coordinates velocity;
Coordinates acceleration;
};
void calcul_acceleration(body * table_of_body =new body[2])
{
    Coordinates * table_of_acc=new Coordinates[N];
    for(int i=0; i<(N-1); i++)
    {
    table_of_acc[i].x=(table_of_body[i+1].mass)*( (table_of_body[i+1].(position)).x - (table_of_body[i].(position)).x )/abs(pow(norm(table_of_body[i].(position).x-table_of_body[i+1].(position).x, 3));
    table_of_acc[i].y=(table_of_body[i+1].mass)*( (table_of_body[i+1].(position)).y - (table_of_body[i].(position)).y )/abs(pow(norm(table_of_body[i].(position).y-table_of_body[i+1].(position).y, 3));
    cout <<table_of_acc[i]<<endl;
    }
    table_of_acc[i].y*=G
    table_of_acc[i].x*=G
}
float norm(Coordinates vector)
{
float n=sqrt(pow(vector.x, 2)+pow(vector.y, 2));
return n;
}
int main()
{
    body * table_of_body =new body[N]; 
calcul_acceleration(table_of_body[]);
return 0;
}

My problem lies in the void calcul_acceleration. If for example in the first box and there is a body, I want to change any of the details of the acceleration, should I write:

Code:

(table_of_body[i+1].(position)).x

or

Code:

(table_of_body[i+1]->(position)).x

or something else?

**CitricAcid** · 14-11-2009

Add this to your code:

Code:

using std:: vector

The vector array is a part of standard namespace (std:

which allows you to easily create a dynamic array of elements.

Because your code is missing the above statement, you are having all those difficulties.

**RyanInt** · 14-11-2009

Okay great! Almost everything works, I have no error in the formula, but something is blocking the main ():

Code:

#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#define G 6.67e-11
#define N 2
using namespace std;
struct Coordinates
{
float x;
float y;
};
struct body{
float mass;
Coordinates position;
Coordinates velocity;
Coordinates acceleration;
};
Coordinates operator-( Coordinates a, Coordinates b)
{
Coordinates res;
res.x=a.x-b.x;
res.y=a.y-b.y;
return res;
}
float norm(Coordinates vector)
{
float n=sqrt(pow(vector.x, 2)+pow(vector.y, 2));
return n;
}
void calcul_acceleraton(vector<body> table_of_body)
{
    Coordinates * table_of_acc=new Coordinates[N];
int i=0;
    for(i; i<(N-1); i++)
    {
 table_of_acc[i].x=(table_of_body[i+1].mass)*( table_of_body[i+1].position.x );
 table_of_acc[i].x=(table_of_body[i+1].mass)*( table_of_body[i+1].position.x  - table_of_body[i].position.x )/abs(pow(norm(table_of_body[i].position-table_of_body[i+1].position), 3));
 table_of_acc[i].y=(table_of_body[i+1].mass)*( table_of_body[i+1].position.y  - table_of_body[i].position.y )/abs(pow(norm(table_of_body[i].position-table_of_body[i+1].position), 3));  
 cout <<table_of_acc[i].x<<endl;
                                                                    
}
table_of_acc[i].y*=G;
table_of_acc[i].x*=G;
}
int main()
 {
  vector<body*> list_body; 
  calcul_acceleraton(vector list_body);   Missing template arguments before 'list_body'
  return 0;
 }

Missing template arguments before 'list_body' on the line calling the function calcul_acceleration

I have tried to:

Code:

list_body[1]. position.x = 1;

I put the following error:

error: request for member 'position' in 'list_body. std::vector<_Tp, _Alloc>::operator[] [with _Tp = body*, _Alloc = std::allocator<body*>](1ul)', which is of non-class type 'body*'

**CitricAcid** · 14-11-2009

Your vector is a vector of body*, therefore you must:

list_body[1] -> position.x = 1;

and you do not need vector line 59:

calcul_acceleraton (list_body);

And why after you pass <body*> vector to a function that expects a vector <body>?

Incidentally that lack of const and references