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From: guy@sun.uucp (Guy Harris)
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Subject: Re: arrays, anyone?
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> > > Now, in C 2-d arrays are simply an array of pointers to a linear array.
> > 
> > Slight misconception here.  In C, multi-dimensional arrays are *not*
> > arrays of pointers to linear arrays.
> 
> 	Ah, but they could be if you were willing to do all the memory
> allocation and pointer set-up yourself.

In which case you'd have an array of pointers to linear arrays, not a
multi-dimensional array.

	Guy Harris