C++ ->Trying to read a line of text word by word. How to make a pointer equivalent of the current 2 dimensional array used to store the input -

wrote program read user input, word word

#include<iostream> #include<cstring>  int main() {     using namespace std; int i=0;     char input[50][50];      cout<<"enter input: ";     cin>>input[i];      while(strcmp("q",input[i]))     {         i++;         cin>>input[i];     }     cout<<endl;      for(int j=0;j<i;j++)         cout<<input[j]<<" ";     return 0; } 

currently using two-dimensional character array store input. i'm not pointers since read those.

is there pointer equivalent of char input[50][50]? know range of [50] bad idea. using pointers should solve right?

i tried doing this-> char* input= new char[50] , guess wrong way? char* input= new char[50] create pointer array of strings or pointer array of characters?

please keep simple. started arrays.

char* input= new input[50]; wrong;

char * input = new char[50]; correct.

its creates dynamic 1d array of characters. not array of pointers. if want create 2d array of characters

here syntax

char * arr = new char*[rows]; //creates 1d array of character pointers for(int i=0;i<rows;i++) arr[i]=new char[columns]; //creates array every row, make 2d array 

you can assume 2d character array 1d string array, because string character array. more suggest use strings can manipulate string.