Lpc2000

At 06:55 PM 4/2/2006 -0600, Michael Anton wrote:
>Well, you really shouldn't try to pass the array.  Usually one would
>pass a pointer to the array.

int x( int y[]);

and

int x( int *y);

are substantially similar.  The first form allows some additional type 
checking and if the following form

int x(int y[3]);

is used then not only is the type checking stronger but some bounds 
checking is also possible.

However, the calling form is the same in all cases, the array degenerates 
to a pointer.  In order to pass an array by value it is necessary to 
encapsulate it in a structure.

Robert


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