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From: kevin@crash.cts.com (Kevin Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: How do I use Malloc to dynamically create a two dimensional array
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Date: 18 Jan 91 21:13:16 GMT
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   I have a problem, and it may seem basic, but how do I use
malloc to create an array of type int i[100][100];

  Should I use a pointer to a pointer like
 int (*i)[100];
 or should I use
 int **i;

  I have been told that the following will work,
 
  int **i;

 for (x = 0; x < 100; x++)
  {
     i[x] = malloc(sizeof(int)*100);
  }


   but it seems to me that this would be a very sloppy way to define the whole
array.  It could end up giving you an array that is all over the place in memory.
  So, If you will please bear with me on this question, thanks,  as the three
or four books that I do have on C, don't seem to go into great detail in
allocating two dimensional arrays dynamically... Thanks..
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