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From: Pete Becker <pete@versatilecoding.com>
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:21:24 -1000
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> 
>> On 2011-06-02 14:41:16 -1000, Paul said:
>> 
>>> "Pete Becker" <pete@versatilecoding.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:2011060210342271730-pete@versatilecodingcom...
>>>> On 2011-06-02 09:23:12 -1000, Paul said:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am simply trying to get to the bottom of why you think a pointer of 
>>>>> type int* cannot point to an array of integer objects.
>>>> 
>>>> The reason is simple: a pointer of type int* points to an int. That's 
>>>> what int* means. An int is not an array of integer objects.
>>>> 
>>> int arr1[1];
>>> This is an int(singular)

'arr1' is not an int. It is an array of 1 int.

>>> int arr2[16];
>>> These are ints(plural)

'arr2' is an array of sixteen ints.

Don't be confused by the fact that the name of an array usually decays 
into a pointer to its first element. That's just a conversion, and 
being able to convert one type into another does not make the two types 
the same.

-- 
  Pete
Roundhouse Consulting, Ltd. (www.versatilecoding.com) Author of "The 
Standard C++ Library Extensions: a Tutorial and Reference 
(www.petebecker.com/tr1book)