Translate this method to c++;

[Bo Hunter]

Can some one help me write this in c++; I am using csharp but i want this in native code;

public static bool Contains( ref string[][] lookupTable, string value, bool ignoreCase )
	{
	int i = value.Length;
	if ( i <= 0 || i - 1 >= (int)lookupTable.Length )
	{
		return false;
	}
	string[] strs = lookupTable[i - 1];
	if ( strs == null )
	{
		return false;
	}
	else
	{
		return Contains( ref strs, value, ignoreCase );
	}
}

Thank You Bo Hunter

[HJo]

This function does not compile in C# (bad parameter in recursive call), and as far as I can see it doesn't do anything useful (it always return false). If you fix that, I might be able to help you.

[Jonas Larsson]

Assuming you have a function called Contains that takes an array of strings, you could write it like this: (note: I havent compiled or tested it)

typedef std::vector<std::string> string_row;
typedef std::vector<string_row> string_matrix;
bool Contains (const string_row& lookupTable, const std::string& value, bool ignoreCase); 

bool Contains (const string_matrix& lookupTable, const std::string& value, bool ignoreCase)
{
	int i = value.length();
	if ( i <= 0 || i-1 >= lookupTable.size() )
		return false;

	const string_row& strs = lookupTable[i-1];
        // not sure what you want here (do you have null ref's in c#???)
	if (strs.size() == 0) 
		return false;
	else
		return Contains(strs, value, ignoreCase);		

}

“Our solar system is Jupiter and a bunch of junk” - Charley Lineweaver 2002

[Bo Hunter]

Well this probaly want compile by it self but I just need some help writing this in C++. if you would look closely at this you would see that this is not a recursive call. The other Contians method takes a single deminsion array of strings this one takes two deminsion array of strings. I just thought if I could get help with this one I could do the rest myself. I dont like to see people to throw up a bunch of code and ask someone to translate it for them. I would like to learn to do it myself. Thank You Bo Hunter

[JWood]

This looks like a homework assignment for a CS course.