Question

I am building a QList<QList<double>> * the following way, to be returned in function randomPoint():

QList<QList<double>> *solverMethod::randomPoint(double* bottom_, double* top_, int items_)
{  
    QList<QList<double>> *lstPt_ = new QList<QList<double>>;

         for(int i=0;i<items_;i++)
        {   
            QList<double>  pt_;
            lstPt_->append(pt_);
            for(int j=0;j<m_ndim;j++)
            {
                pt_.append(TRandom::rand(bottom_[j],top_[j]));
            }
         }
        return lstPt_;
 }

But with a stopping point after for loop, I notice that pt_ is filled in properly (m_ndim elements), whereas lstPt is made of item_ empty QList<double>. What is happening?

Answer 1

lstPt_->append(pt_);

This puts a copy of pt_ in the outer list. You then populate the local pt_, leaving the copy empty. You should move this line after the loop that fills pt_. Specifically:

QList<double>  pt_;
for(int j=0;j<m_ndim;j++)
{
    pt_.append(TRandom::rand(bottom_[j],top_[j]));
}
lstPt_->append(pt_);