What does "int (*p)[3]" mean and how to use it?

[hn.ft.pris]

I know int *p[3] mean an array of pointers to int, but I meet int
(*p)[3] which is confusing.
What does it mean and how to use it? Thanks for help.

[p_cricket_guy]

hn********@gmai l.com wrote:

I know int *p[3] mean an array of pointers to int, but I meet int
(*p)[3] which is confusing.
What does it mean and how to use it? Thanks for help.

int (*p)[3] declares p as a pointer to an array of int of size 3.

example:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main (void)
{
int (*p)[3];
int foo[3] = {0, 1, 2};
p = &foo;

printf(" %d -- %d -- %d\n", (*p)[0], (*p)[1], (*p)[2]);

return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

PS: Please look into the FAQ for better explanation.

[kaili]

is (*p)[?] equals to foo[?] here?
i can use (*p)[?] anywhere i used foo[?] ?
i mean can i replace all foo[?] with (*p)[?] as lang as i declared
"
int (*p)[3];
int foo[3] = {0, 1, 2};
p = &foo;

"
p_***********@y ahoo.co.in wrote:

hn********@gmai l.com wrote:

I know int *p[3] mean an array of pointers to int, but I meet int
(*p)[3] which is confusing.
What does it mean and how to use it? Thanks for help.

int (*p)[3] declares p as a pointer to an array of int of size 3.

example:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main (void)
{
int (*p)[3];
int foo[3] = {0, 1, 2};
p = &foo;

printf(" %d -- %d -- %d\n", (*p)[0], (*p)[1], (*p)[2]);

return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

PS: Please look into the FAQ for better explanation.

[Richard Heathfield]

p_***********@y ahoo.co.in said:

<snip>

>
int (*p)[3] declares p as a pointer to an array of int of size 3.

example:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main (void)
{
int (*p)[3];
int foo[3] = {0, 1, 2};
p = &foo;

So far so good...

printf(" %d -- %d -- %d\n", (*p)[0], (*p)[1], (*p)[2]);

printf can print void pointer values if you use %p, but that's it. So the
above line should read:

printf(" %p -- %p -- %p\n", (void *)(*p)[0],
(void *)(*p)[1],
(void *)(*p)[2]);

(Format to taste!)

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at the above domain, - www.

[kaili]

is (*p)[?] equals to foo[?] here?
i can use (*p)[?] anywhere i used foo[?] ?
i mean can i replace all foo[?] with (*p)[?] as lang as i stated
"
int (*p)[3];
int foo[3] = {0, 1, 2};

p = &foo;
"

p_***********@y ahoo.co.in wrote:

hn********@gmai l.com wrote:

I know int *p[3] mean an array of pointers to int, but I meet int
(*p)[3] which is confusing.
What does it mean and how to use it? Thanks for help.

int (*p)[3] declares p as a pointer to an array of int of size 3.

example:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main (void)
{
int (*p)[3];
int foo[3] = {0, 1, 2};
p = &foo;

printf(" %d -- %d -- %d\n", (*p)[0], (*p)[1], (*p)[2]);

return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

PS: Please look into the FAQ for better explanation.

[p_cricket_guy]

Richard Heathfield wrote:

p_***********@y ahoo.co.in said:

<snip>

int (*p)[3] declares p as a pointer to an array of int of size 3.

example:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main (void)
{
int (*p)[3];
int foo[3] = {0, 1, 2};
p = &foo;

So far so good...

printf(" %d -- %d -- %d\n", (*p)[0], (*p)[1], (*p)[2]);

printf can print void pointer values if you use %p, but that's it. So the
above line should read:

printf(" %p -- %p -- %p\n", (void *)(*p)[0],
(void *)(*p)[1],
(void *)(*p)[2]);

Isn't (*p)[x] an int? Why do we need to print it as a pointer?
I may be missing something and unable to find out what it is.

Thanks.

>
(Format to taste!)

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at the above domain, - www.

[Simon Biber]

Richard Heathfield wrote:

p_***********@y ahoo.co.in said:

<snip>

>int (*p)[3] declares p as a pointer to an array of int of size 3.

example:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main (void)
{
int (*p)[3];
int foo[3] = {0, 1, 2};
p = &foo;

So far so good...

> printf(" %d -- %d -- %d\n", (*p)[0], (*p)[1], (*p)[2]);

printf can print void pointer values if you use %p, but that's it. So the
above line should read:

Read the code again. It is not printing void pointer values. It is
printing int values. The code is perfectly correct.

p is pointer to array 3 of int
(*p) is array 3 of int, decays to pointer to int
(*p)[0] is int

printf(" %p -- %p -- %p\n", (void *)(*p)[0],
(void *)(*p)[1],
(void *)(*p)[2]);

Now this is wrong -- converting ints to void pointers is not a good idea.

--
Simon.

[jacob navia]

Simon Biber a écrit :

>
Read the code again. It is not printing void pointer values. It is
printing int values. The code is perfectly correct.

p is pointer to array 3 of int
(*p) is array 3 of int, decays to pointer to int
(*p)[0] is int

> printf(" %p -- %p -- %p\n", (void *)(*p)[0],
(void *)(*p)[1],
(void *)(*p)[2]);

Now this is wrong -- converting ints to void pointers is not a good idea.

Now, it is the 1st of January in the morning... Many people have a
hangover :-)

[Richard Heathfield]

Simon Biber said:

Richard Heathfield wrote:

>p_***********@y ahoo.co.in said:

<snip>

>>

>> printf(" %d -- %d -- %d\n", (*p)[0], (*p)[1], (*p)[2]);

printf can print void pointer values if you use %p, but that's it. So the
above line should read:

Read the code again. It is not printing void pointer values. It is
printing int values. The code is perfectly correct.

Oops, you're right. Careless of me.

My apologies to the OP, and to anyone who was misled.

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at the above domain, - www.

[Richard Heathfield]

p_***********@y ahoo.co.in said:

<snip>

Isn't (*p)[x] an int? Why do we need to print it as a pointer?
I may be missing something and unable to find out what it is.

No, you're not missing anything - I am. Sorry about that. I completely
misread your printf.

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at the above domain, - www.