C++ 2维指针数组初始化C2440

Question

If this looks familiar, it is. I asked a question on this last week but this time I am using pointers. I need to input the amount of candSize to initialize the array. If I take out the for loop, the function runs to insert a single char and a number for votes, function ends and I can print it so I know that is working as it should for now. My problem is where I try to get the 2nd dimension on the candList array. The '=' sign on the line after the for loop is getting a squiggly faulting for

'=' : cannot convert from 'char *' to 'char'

My text is showing this and it is the only option I have found here and other places, and they work.

#include<iostream>
#include<string>
#include<iomanip>
#include<array>
using namespace std;

void dataInput ( char* &candList, double* &voteList, int candSize );
//void processing ( char candName[][nameCol], double votes[][voteCol], int& index );
//void print ( char candName[][nameCol], double votes[][voteCol], int index );
int main ( )
{
    int candSize, voteSize;
    cout << "Enter number of Candidates: ";
    cin >> candSize;
    cout << endl;
    voteSize = candSize;
    char **candList = new char*[candSize];
    double **voteList = new double*[voteSize];
    for (int a = 0; a < candSize;a++)
         candList[a] = new char[8];**"Problem line"**
    for (int c = 0;c < candSize;c++)
        voteList[c] = new double[2];**"Problem line"**
    dataInput ( *candList, *voteList, candSize );

    for (int b = 0;b < candSize;b++)
    {
        cout << candList[b] << " ";
        cout << voteList[b];
        cout << endl;
    }
    system ( "Pause" );
}
void dataInput ( char *& candList, double *& voteList, int candSize )
{
    for (int a = 0; a < candSize;a++)
    {
        cout << "Enter candidate name: ";
        cin >> candList[a];
        cout << "Enter votes for candidate: ";
        cin >> voteList[a];
    }

}

Output of current code

Answer 1

I found all my errors and found the fix. @Igor Tandetnik. I needed the extra * in certain spots that I would not have found. Here is the code that has fixed the problems that I had.

#include<iostream>
#include<string>
#include<iomanip>
#include<array>
using namespace std;

void dataInput ( char** &candList, double** &voteList, int candSize );
//void processing ( char candName[][nameCol], double votes[][voteCol], int& index );
//void print ( char candName[][nameCol], double votes[][voteCol], int index );
int main ( )
{
    int candSize, voteSize;
    cout << "Enter number of Candidates: ";
    cin >> candSize;
    cout << endl;
    voteSize = candSize;
    char **candList = new char*[candSize];
    double**voteList = new double*[voteSize];

    for (int a = 0; a < candSize;a++)
         candList[a] = new char[8];
    for (int c = 0;c < candSize;c++)
        voteList[c] = new double[2];
    dataInput ( candList, voteList, candSize );

    for (int b = 0;b < candSize;b++)        
    {
        cout << candList[b] << " ";
        cout << *voteList[b];
        cout << endl;
    }
    cout << endl;

}
void dataInput ( char **&candList, double **&voteList, int candSize )
{
    for (int a = 0; a < candSize;a++)   
        //for (int b = 0;b < 8;b++)
    {
        cout << "Enter candidate name: ";
        cin >> candList[a];
        cout << "Enter votes for candidate: ";
        cin >> voteList[a][0];
    }   
}

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Now I just need to do all the calculations needed. Hopefully since I don't need to make any more pointers I should be ok.