array decay

[Mantorok Redgormor]

Can someone point out the section in the standard where it says arrays
decay and where elements of a multi dimensional array decay into
pointer to ints too? Like int array[10][10]; array[0] decays to
pointer to int. Where is this stated in the standard?

 

[pete]

Can someone point out the section in the standard where it says arrays
decay and where elements of a multi dimensional array decay into
pointer to ints too? Like int array[10][10]; array[0] decays to
pointer to int. Where is this stated in the standard?

N869
6.3.2.1 Lvalues and function designators
[#3] Except when it is the operand of the sizeof operator or
the unary & operator, or is a string literal used to
initialize an array, an expression that has type ``array of
type'' is converted to an expression with type ``pointer to
type'' that points to the initial element of the array
object and is not an lvalue. If the array object has
register storage class, the behavior is undefined.

 

[Barry Schwarz]

Can someone point out the section in the standard where it says arrays
decay and where elements of a multi dimensional array decay into
pointer to ints too? Like int array[10][10]; array[0] decays to
pointer to int. Where is this stated in the standard?

Paragraph 3 of section 6.3.2.1 (in the n869 draft).


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