Hi Folks,
#include<stdio. h>
int main()
{
int (*p)[10];
int arr[10];
int i;
p = arr; /* <-- compiler warning */
for(i=0; i <= 12; i++){ /* i <=12 delibrately written code */
*((*p) + i) = i;
printf("%d\n", p[0][i]);
}
return 0;
}
In the above program compiler is giving following warning
$gcc pointer2array.c
pointer2array.c : In function `main':
pointer2array.c :8: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
Why the warning?
O'kay and what is the use of int (*p)[10] type of declaration ?
Does the compiler perform any check on the array bounds?
lets say if i declare int arr[12]...
-Neo
22  2226 
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 12:44:42 +0530, "Neo" <ti************ ***@yahoo.com>
wrote in comp.lang.c: Hi Folks,
#include<stdio. h>
int main()
{
int (*p)[10];
int arr[10];
int i;
p = arr; /* <-- compiler warning */
The name of an array in an expression, other than when it is the
operand of the 'sizeof' or '&' operators, is converted to a pointer to
its first element. So in the statement above, you are assigning the
address of an int (arr[0]) to a pointer to an array. But arr[0] is an
int, not an array of ints.
Replace with:
p = &arr;
for(i=0; i <= 12; i++){ /* i <=12 delibrately written code */
*((*p) + i) = i;
printf("%d\n", p[0][i]);
}
return 0;
}
In the above program compiler is giving following warning
$gcc pointer2array.c
pointer2array.c : In function `main':
pointer2array.c :8: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
Why the warning?
O'kay and what is the use of int (*p)[10] type of declaration ?
Does the compiler perform any check on the array bounds?
lets say if i declare int arr[12]...
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news:db******** *************** *********@4ax.c om... On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 12:44:42 +0530, "Neo" <ti************ ***@yahoo.com>
wrote in comp.lang.c:
Hi Folks,
#include<stdio. h>
int main()
{
int (*p)[10];
int arr[10];
int i;
p = arr; /* <-- compiler warning */
The name of an array in an expression, other than when it is the
operand of the 'sizeof' or '&' operators, is converted to a pointer to
its first element. So in the statement above, you are assigning the
address of an int (arr[0]) to a pointer to an array. But arr[0] is an
int, not an array of ints.
Replace with:
p = &arr;
O'kay, dats fine.
if I change the declaration above as :
int (*p)[]; <-- pointer2array.c :12: error: invalid use of array with
unspecified bounds
int arr[10];
p = &arr;
for(i=0; i <= 12; i++){
*((*p) + i) = i;
printf("%d\n", p[0][i]);
}
compiler error!
what's the use of array index in the above declaration?
as i can go upto 12 or more...
-Neo for(i=0; i <= 12; i++){ /* i <=12 delibrately written code */
*((*p) + i) = i;
printf("%d\n", p[0][i]);
}
return 0;
}
In the above program compiler is giving following warning
$gcc pointer2array.c
pointer2array.c : In function `main':
pointer2array.c :8: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
Why the warning?
O'kay and what is the use of int (*p)[10] type of declaration ?
Does the compiler perform any check on the array bounds?
lets say if i declare int arr[12]...
--
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http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~a...FAQ-acllc.html
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 14:01:44 +0530, in comp.lang.c , "Neo"
<ti************ ***@yahoo.com> wrote: if I change the declaration above as :
int (*p)[]; <-- pointer2array.c :12: error: invalid use of array with unspecified bounds
compiler error!
yes, its an error
what's the use of array index in the above declaration?
none - its an illegal construct
as i can go upto 12 or more...
only by invoking undefined behaviour....
Don't do that.
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You can index up to whatever value you want. p[1000] is fine. The
result is going to be undefined. In most cases you would get a seg
fault but that may not be the case. You have to do the bounds checking
yourself.
"gooch" <go******@comca st.net> wrote:
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Learn to use it to quote properly or get a real newsreader. Context
reinstated. ] "Neo" <ti************ ***@yahoo.com> wrote:
if I change the declaration above as :
int (*p)[]; <-- pointer2array.c :12: error: invalid use of array with
unspecified bounds
int arr[10];
p = &arr;
for(i=0; i <= 12; i++){
*((*p) + i) = i;
printf("%d\n", p[0][i]);
}
compiler error!
what's the use of array index in the above declaration?
as i can go upto 12 or more...
You can index up to whatever value you want. p[1000] is fine. The
result is going to be undefined.
I don't see how you can write those sentences together. The result of
p[10] and over are indeed going to be undefined, which is exactly why
such indices are _not_ fine.
In most cases you would get a seg fault but that may not be the case.
If you're lucky, you'll get a segfault. If you're unlucky, you won't see
the segfault, but your customer will. If you're _really_ unlucky,
neither of you will get a segfault, but your program will slowly
scribble over all your customer's data, and he'll sue you. Don't run
over the end of your arrays, not even when you think "it'll be safe,
because you'll get a segfault anyway".
Richard
"I don't see how you can write those sentences together. ....."
I am not saying it is a good thing or that you should do it, only that
it is not a legal operation.
"If you're lucky, you'll get a segfault. ....."
Again I am not suggesting he assume a segfault will occur, only that he
needs to do the bounds checking himself.
On 3 Jan 2005 10:19:39 -0800, in comp.lang.c , "gooch"
<go******@comca st.net> wrote:
(contextless stuff)
please read the VERY FIRST THING that richard said in his last post to you.
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"gooch" <go******@comca st.net> writes: You can index up to whatever value you want. p[1000] is fine. The
result is going to be undefined. In most cases you would get a seg
fault but that may not be the case. You have to do the bounds checking
yourself.
(I presume p is an array with fewer than 1001 elements.)
p[1000] is not "fine" in any sense of the word. It is a serious error
that the implementation is not required to diagnose. This can
sometimes have the same visible results as something that's perfectly
legal, but the distinction is critical.
Incidentally, it's not true that "in most cases you would get a seg
fault". Attempting to access an array beyond its bounds is very
likely to refer to some other variable in your program, with
unpredictable results.
Your overall point, that you have to do your own bounds checking
because the implementation won't do it for you, is quite correct; I'm
just (over)reacting to your use of the word "fine".
--
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Jack Klein wrote: On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 12:44:42 +0530, "Neo" <ti************ ***@yahoo.com>
wrote in comp.lang.c:
Hi Folks,
#include<stdi o.h>
int main()
{
int (*p)[10];
int arr[10];
int i;
p = arr; /* <-- compiler warning */
The name of an array in an expression, other than when it is the
operand of the 'sizeof' or '&' operators, is converted to a pointer to
its first element. So in the statement above, you are assigning the
address of an int (arr[0]) to a pointer to an array. But arr[0] is an
int, not an array of ints.
Replace with:
p = &arr;
for(i=0; i <= 12; i++){ /* i <=12 delibrately written code */
*((*p) + i) = i;
printf("%d\n", p[0][i]);
}
return 0;
}
In the above program compiler is giving following warning
$gcc pointer2array.c
pointer2array .c: In function `main':
pointer2array .c:8: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
Why the warning?
O'kay and what is the use of int (*p)[10] type of declaration ?
Does the compiler perform any check on the array bounds?
lets say if i declare int arr[12]...
Okay, both of you are mistaken. int (*p)[10] is declaring an array of
10 pointers to function that return integers. Not quite the same thing
as either of you are talking about.
--
Regards,
Stan Milam.
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