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From: setzer@nssdcs (William Setzer (IDM))
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Declaration Question
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Date: 24 Jul 89 22:49:01 GMT
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Reply-To: setzer@nssdcs (William Setzer (IDM))
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Will this declaration:

char *foo[K][N];

allocate the following picture?  (i.e.  Will it initialize
the pointers properly and allocate memory for all the blocks shown?)
If not, is there a (single) declaration that will?

  foo
   |
   v
+-------+      +---...---+
| ptr1 ------> | N chars |
+-------+      +---...---+
| ptr2 ------> | N chars |
+-------+      +---...---+
|   :   |      |    :    |
|   :   |      |    :    |
+-------+      +---...---+
| ptrK ------> | N chars |
+-------+      +---...---+

(Unfortunately, a dbx on my machine proved inconclusive.)
Thanx in advance.
--
William Setzer
setzer@epsl.umd.edu   ; My 'real' mail address.