zero lengh arrays.

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How to use Zero lengh Arrays..
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[Michael Mair]

How to use Zero lengh Arrays..
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Zero length arrays cannot be explicitly declared
in standard C. As they make no sense in all but the
most esoteric contexts, you are better off without
them.

<OT> Your compiler may have an extension to enable
struct {
....
sometype array[0];
}
to simplify applying the so-called "struct hack" or
something similar.
This is off-topic around here, so you need to read
your compiler's documentation or ask in a newsgroup
for your compiler.
You still cannot really "use" the zero length array.
</OT>

Cheers
Michael

 

[seni.yin]

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example:

struct tag {
int tag_type;
int tag_len;
char tag_data[0];
} ;

int sample_tag_len = 10;
struct tag *sample_tag = (struct tag *)malloc(sizeof(struct
pppoe_tag)+sizeof(char)*sample_tag_len);
sample_tag->tag_type = 0xffff;
sample_tag->tag_len = sample_tag_len;
sample_tag->tag_data[0]=....
....

free(sample_tag);

 

[spibou]

hi,
How to use Zero lengh Arrays..
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example:

struct tag {
int tag_type;
int tag_len;
char tag_data[0];
} ;

int sample_tag_len = 10;
struct tag *sample_tag = (struct tag *)malloc(sizeof(struct
pppoe_tag)+sizeof(char)*sample_tag_len);
sample_tag->tag_type = 0xffff;
sample_tag->tag_len = sample_tag_len;
sample_tag->tag_data[0]=....
...

free(sample_tag);

Would it make any difference if you simply declared tag_data[] to
have size 1 ?

 

[Richard Bos]

example:

struct tag {
int tag_type;
int tag_len;
char tag_data[0];
} ;

int sample_tag_len = 10;
struct tag *sample_tag = (struct tag *)malloc(sizeof(struct
pppoe_tag)+sizeof(char)*sample_tag_len);
sample_tag->tag_type = 0xffff;
sample_tag->tag_len = sample_tag_len;
sample_tag->tag_data[0]=....
...

free(sample_tag);

Would it make any difference if you simply declared tag_data[] to
have size 1 ?

Yes; the code would then be marginally more conformant. Fix the malloc()
call while you're at it.

For the right way to do this, read the FAQ:
<http://c-faq.com/struct/structhack.html>.

Richard

 

[Roberto Waltman]

How to use Zero lengh Arrays..
...

See this thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp...oup:comp.lang.c&rnum=1&hl=en#f45b1fc37446bd82