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Re: The question regarding type of pointers

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James Kuyper wrote:
> 
> On 04/28/2012 11:27 PM, somenath wrote:
> ...
> > I did not understand this. According to my understanding C does not
> > have array value instead Instead, the "value" of the array is a
> > pointer to the first element of that array.
> 
> C has expressions that refer to arrays. These expressions do not have a
> value; the expression (NOT it's non-existent value) gets automatically
> converted into a pointer to the first element of that array in many
> contexts. However, an array expression does not itself have any value,
> and in several important contexts no such conversion occurs.

From this:
    n1570
    6.7.9 Initialization
    Semantics
    8 An initializer specifies the initial value stored in an object.
I would construe that the entire contents of an array,
is the value of an array.

The result of an implicit conversion 
of an expression of array type to a pointer,
does not depend on the value of the array,
but only depends on the address of the array.

C does not have an operator
which can assign the value of an array to another array
and C does not have an operator
which can compare the value of an array to another array.

-- 
pete

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The question regarding type of pointers somenath <somenathpal@gmail.com> - 2012-04-24 21:05 -0700
  Re: The question regarding type of pointers Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-04-25 04:51 +0000
  Re: The question regarding type of pointers "Heinrich Wolf" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-04-25 07:15 +0200
    Re: The question regarding type of pointers Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2012-04-25 00:46 -0700
      Re: The question regarding type of pointers "Heinrich Wolf" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-04-25 09:52 +0200
  Re: The question regarding type of pointers Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2012-04-25 01:09 -0700
  Re: The question regarding type of pointers Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2012-04-25 11:22 -0700
    Re: The question regarding type of pointers somenath <somenathpal@gmail.com> - 2012-04-27 23:05 -0700
      Re: The question regarding type of pointers pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-04-28 14:59 -0400
        Re: The question regarding type of pointers somenath <somenathpal@gmail.com> - 2012-04-28 20:27 -0700
          Re: The question regarding type of pointers James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-04-29 07:37 -0400
            Re: The question regarding type of pointers pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-04-29 09:34 -0400
              Re: The question regarding type of pointers James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-04-29 11:54 -0400
          Re: The question regarding type of pointers pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-04-29 09:24 -0400
            Re: The question regarding type of pointers somenath <somenathpal@gmail.com> - 2012-04-29 07:38 -0700
              Re: The question regarding type of pointers James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-04-29 12:01 -0400
                Re: The question regarding type of pointers somenath <somenathpal@gmail.com> - 2012-04-29 09:29 -0700
    Re: The question regarding type of pointers somenath <somenathpal@gmail.com> - 2012-04-27 22:22 -0700
      Re: The question regarding type of pointers Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2012-04-28 20:14 -0700
        Re: The question regarding type of pointers somenath <somenathpal@gmail.com> - 2012-04-28 22:17 -0700
          Re: The question regarding type of pointers James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-04-29 07:32 -0400

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