Simple for others , not for me

[zprise]

Simple for others , not for me.
How do you allocate memory for an array of pointers, each pointer pointing on a string.
The problem is , that the size of the array could change depending on the number of strings the user wants to enter.
This needs to be done in a function.
There are other functions needed to be written from the main.
At least get me started

[xdotx]

You want dynamic allocation. Look in to new and delete. GL
(although there is non-standard support for dynamic size array allocation on the stack for gcc. it's cool, but very much non-standard)

[martinlb]

If you can determine the number of strings needed before allocating the memory, a simple dynamic array will suffice:

string * arrayofstrings = new string [numberofstrings];

for more info see: http://cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/dynamic.html

If the number of strings to be input cannot be determined beforehand, you can use a vector:

vector<string> vectorofstrings;

for more info see: http://cplusplus.com/vector