Is there a way to initialize an array with non-constant variables? (C++)

Question

I am trying to create a class as such:

class CLASS
{
public:
    //stuff
private:
    int x, y;
    char array[x][y];
};

Of course, it does

Answer 1

use vector.

#include 
class YourClass
{
public:
    YourClass()
    : x(read_x_from_file()), y(read_y_from_file())
    {
        my_array.resize(x);
        for(int ix = 0; ix < x; ++ix)
            my_array[ix].resize(y);
    }

    //stuff

private:
    int x, y;
    std::vector > my_array;
};