RE: Dynamic sized multiple occurrence data structure

Is there any trick available to create a multiple occurrence data

structure and define the size at run time?

The "trick" is to manually do what the compiler does with a MODS and simply
use a pointer to base the structure.  You then move to the next occurrence
by updating the pointer.  Pointer can reference dynamic memory, or a user
space - your choice.

Like this:


 d dynamicMODS     DS                  Based(pdynamicMODS)
 d  field1                        5p 0
 d  field2                       30a
                                                                
 d pbase           s               *
 d x               s             10i 0
 d max             s             10i 0 Inz(30)
                                                                
  /Free
    // Allocate enough space for 30 elements
    pbase = %alloc(max * %size(dynamicMODS));
    pdynamicMODS = pbase;  // Occurrence is set at 1
    // Increment to next element
    pdynamicMODS = pdynamicMODS + %size(dynamicMODS);
    // Set to occurrence x
    pdynamicMODS = pdynamicMODS + ((x -1) * %size(dynamicMODS));
    // Increase storage by 20 elements (max now 50)
    max = max + 20;
    pbase = %realloc(max * %size(dynamicMODS));
    // NOTE pbase may have changed so current value of
    //      pdynamicMODS should now be reset to avoid nasty accidents!



Jon Paris
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