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Old 09-13-2010
Problem With Pointers
Hi guys.

What is the difference between these:
1. int *a[100];
2. int (*a)[100];
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Old 09-13-2010
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Originally Posted by majid.merkava
Hi guys.

What is the difference between these:
1. int *a[100];
2. int (*a)[100];
The square array brackets (the '[' and ']') bind more tightly than the pointer operator, so the first declaration is equivalent to "int *(a[100])". Remember to read outwards from the identifier, so in the first declaration, a ("a") is an array ("a[]") of 100 ("a[100]") pointers ("*a[100]") to ints (int *a[100]").

In the second declaration, a is a pointer ("*a") to an array ("(*a)[]") of 100 ("(*a)[100]") ints.
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Old 09-13-2010
Thank you very much.
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