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From: maart@cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re^2: initializing an array
Keywords: multi-dimension, no size specified.
Message-ID: <2474@solo8.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 9 May 89 17:39:09 GMT
References: <12814@ut-emx.UUCP> <609@greens.UUCP>
Organization: V.U. Informatica, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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matthew@sunpix.UUCP ( Sun Visualization Products) writes:
\In article <12814@ut-emx.UUCP>, reeder@ut-emx.UUCP (William P. Reeder) writes:
\...
\| 	int a[][] = {
\| 		{ 1, 2, 3 },
\| 		{ 4, 5, 6 },
\| 		{ 7, 8, 9 },  <------ remove this excess ','
						  ^^^^^^
						  Bullshit!
\| 	};
\| 
\| It is possible to determine from the syntax how many elements there
\| are in each dimension, but my compiler complains about a null
\| dimension.

It is NOT possible! Compare with the following LEGAL code:

	int	a[][5] = {
			{ 0, 1, 2 },
		};

\Of course it going to complain about a null dimension.  You've got an extra ','
\in the initializer declaration.

Nonsense! The extra comma is perfectly valid. Try figure out why this feature
was added to the language! Hint: can you say `code generator'?
People: PLEASE verify your `solutions' before posting.
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