//  A 2D array is an array of 1D arrays.
//  Most ideas about 1D arrays generalize to 2D arrays.
//
//  Notice that 2D arrays are initialized row-wise.

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    const short P_ROWS = 4;
    const short P_COLS = 4;
    short i, j;
    float my_array[P_ROWS][P_COLS] = { { 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 },
                                       { 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 },
                                       { 8.0, 7.0 },
                                       { 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0 } };

    cout.setf( ios::showpoint );
    cout.setf( ios::fixed );
    cout.precision(2);
    
    for ( i = 0; i < P_ROWS; i++ ) {
        for ( j = 0; j < P_COLS; j++ ) {
            cout << my_array[i][j] << "  ";
        }
        cout << "\n";
    }
    
    cout << "\n\n"; system( "PAUSE" );
    return( EXIT_SUCCESS );
}