As long as C++ is concerned, passing char arrays
and int arrays
are same.
There are 2 ways to pass arrays in c++.
Address is passed
int fn(int *arrays, int len);
int fn(int arrays[], int len); // Similar to above, still staying as sytax hangover from anci c
Array reference is passed
int fn(int (&array)[SIZE]); // Actual array passed as reference
You can templatized above function as
template<size_t SIZE>
int fn(int (&array)[SIZE]);
Above method allows you to pass array of anysize to this function. But beware, a different function is created from template for each size. If your function's side effect changes a local state (static variable for ex), this should be used with care.
If you don't want to change contents, use const
with arguments.
If you want a copy of array in function argument, consider using stl container like std::array
or std::vector
or embed array in your class.