Returning multidimensional array from function

Question

How do I return a multidimensional array stored in a private field of my class?

class Myclass {
private:
   int myarray[5][5];
public:
   int **         


        

Answer 1

How do I return a multidimensional array hidden in a private field?

If it's supposed to be hidden, why are you returning it in the first place?

Anyway, you cannot return arrays from functions, but you can return a pointer to the first element. What is the first element of a 5x5 array of ints? An array of 5 ints, of course:

int (*get_grid())[5]
{
    return grid;
}

Alternatively, you could return the entire array by reference:

int (&get_grid())[5][5]
{
    return grid;
}

...welcome to C declarator syntax hell ;-)

May I suggest std::vector > or boost::multi_array instead?