Trying to reverse a C++ array and at the same time store it into a new array

Question

I\'m trying to reverse an array and simultaneously store it in a new array with for loops. I have achieved it somewhat manually but not with loops. The first code b

Answer 1

Since you're using C++, take advantage of the libraries it offers. Depending on whether or not you want memory-sequential access to the elements (if you're going to read it out as a string, you probably do) you could use std::vector with reverse or alternatively a list/forward_list if contiguous access isn't an issue. std::list has the benefit of directly offering a reverse method.

#include 
#include 

using namespace std;

//int main() {
    vector chars;
    const char *mystr = "abcdef";
    chars.reserve(6);
    chars.assign(mystr, mystr+6); //assuming we don't want the null terminator.
    reverse(chars.begin(), chars.end());
    cout << string(&chars.front(), chars.size()) << endl;
//}

The reserve is included to maximise the performance of the copy operation.

Additionally, if mystr was declared as a char array (or at least, pointed to writable memory) you could simply do reverse(mystr, mystr+6) too.