Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes

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Date	2011-11-21 17:45 -0500
From	pete <pfiland@mindspring.com>
Organization	PF
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes
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Keith Thompson wrote:
> 
> Joe Wright <joewwright@comcast.net> writes:
> [...]
> > A pointer is a variable object in storage which can hold the address of
> > another object in storage. The address is a value, the pointer is an object.
> >
> > This concept is too complicated (or too simple) to some of my old friends
> > but it works for me. Keith Thompson beat me into semi-submission several
> > years ago until I got too tired to play. But here I am again.
> >
> > A pointer is an object. A function cannot return an object. Consider..
> >
> > char *strcat(char *d, char *s);
> >
> > ..does not return a pointer, but an address of (char*) type.
> 
> That's an entirely consistent and sensible way to look at it.
> 
> Unfortunately,
> it's entirely inconsistent with the way standard uses the
> word "pointer".  See for example, C99 7.20.3.3p3:
> 
>     The malloc function returns either a null pointer or a pointer to
>     the allocated space.

A null pointer constant, may be converted to null pointer.

I refer to any expression of any type,
as an instance of that type.

(0.0) is a double.

-- 
pete

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Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Joe Wright <joewwright@comcast.net> - 2011-11-21 16:25 -0500
  Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-21 14:03 -0800
    Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-11-21 17:45 -0500
      Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Ark <akhasin@macroexpressions.com> - 2011-11-21 21:19 -0500
        Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-11-21 22:06 -0500
          Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Ark <akhasin@macroexpressions.com> - 2011-11-22 03:07 -0500
            Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-22 06:51 -0500
        Re: an instance of an object (was: Size of an arraylist in bytes) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-21 21:54 -0800
        Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-11-22 01:49 -0500
          Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Ark <akhasin@macroexpressions.com> - 2011-11-22 03:17 -0500
            Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-22 00:48 -0800
            Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-11-23 05:16 -0500
          Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2011-11-22 16:49 +0000
        Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-11-23 09:30 -0500
  Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-22 00:07 -0800
    Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-22 00:24 -0800
      Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-01-25 05:06 -0800
        Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-01-25 12:15 -0800
          Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-01-31 18:49 -0800
            Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-01 13:53 -0800
              Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes lawrence.jones@siemens.com - 2012-02-01 18:53 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-01 20:06 -0800
              Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-01 21:40 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-02-02 03:45 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-01 20:14 -0800
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-02-01 23:14 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-02 18:38 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-02-03 16:32 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-03 11:57 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-03 20:07 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-02-04 22:35 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-04 18:43 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-02-05 01:50 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-04 21:37 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-02-05 14:48 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-05 10:20 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-02-05 16:25 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-05 12:06 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-02-05 19:21 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-05 15:29 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-03-08 10:46 -0800
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-05 02:39 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-02-05 15:17 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-05 12:06 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-05 15:06 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-02-07 17:35 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-07 19:51 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-02-08 01:14 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-05 02:31 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-02-03 21:26 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-02-03 21:31 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-04 06:57 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-04 18:32 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-05 22:51 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-02-04 21:25 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-02-04 17:08 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-03-08 10:52 -0800
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-04 17:32 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-05 02:19 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-02-05 09:20 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-05 09:42 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-05 16:17 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Zoltan Kocsi <zoltan@bendor.com.au> - 2012-02-05 17:49 +1100
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-05 16:48 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-05 16:52 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-02 01:07 -0500
              Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes lawrence.jones@siemens.com - 2012-02-03 11:29 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-03 12:42 -0800
                lvalue "potentially" designates an object (was Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes) Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-02-04 12:47 -0500
                Re: lvalue "potentially" designates an object (was Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes) Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-04 18:39 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes lawrence.jones@siemens.com - 2012-02-04 14:46 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-03 22:35 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-06 00:01 -0500
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-06 08:46 +0000
                Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-06 23:17 -0500
            Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes lawrence.jones@siemens.com - 2012-02-01 18:34 -0500
              Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-03-08 10:54 -0800
    Re: Size of an arraylist in bytes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-01-25 05:00 -0800

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