ok...hopefully your tips are starting to soak in..... I appreciate the fact that your comments are making me think about not just 'will it work' but also 'is this the best way of making it work'. Thanks
Thanks. That's all the pay we get, and all the pay we ask.
I was told "Don't include an explanation [sic] point in writing unless you would shout at the person for whom the sentance [sic] is intended".
"Notice that the declaration does not specify the size of an array. Size is specified at runtime, when the array is allocated via the new keyword.
This sort of optimization should be done only in heavily used parts of a program, where this sort of consideration is worhtwhile.