Action name: MakeArrayThis command allows you to create arrays and change their sizes.
The arrays are created in 2 simple steps:
1. Create the first element of array using the data
definition commands (data, string, structs)
2. Apply the array command to the created data item.
Enter array size in current array elements (not bytes).
The suggested array size is the minimum of the following values:
- the address of the next item with a cross reference
- the address of the next user-defined name
For string literals, you can use this command to change the length of the string.
The dialog box contains the following fields:
Items on a line (meaningless for string literals):
0 place maximal number of items on a line
other value number of items on a line
Please note that the margin parameter affects the number of
items on a line too.
Alignment (meaningless for string literals):
-1 do not align items
0 align automatically
other value width of each item
Signed elements: if checked, IDA treats all elements as signed numbers.
only meaningful for numbers (not for offsets and
segments and strings)
Display indexes: if checked, IDA will display the indexes of array
elements in the form of comments (0,1,2...)
Create as array: if not checked, IDA will create a separate item for
each array element. Useful for creating huge arrays.
If the box is unchecked when this command is
applied to string literals, IDA will create many
string literals instead of one big string.
If applied to a variable-sized structure, this command is used
to specify the overall size of the structure. You cannot create arrays of
variable-sized structures.
See also
Edit submenu How to Enter a Number.