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Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut.

From Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut.
Date 2012-06-02 22:10 +1200
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On 06/ 2/12 09:49 PM, Jean-Christophe wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The function f() has some local (double)
> which should all be initialized to zero :
>
>   a = b = c =  ... = y = z = 0.0;
>
> Can I use a shortcut like this :
>
>   memset(&a, 0, number_of_variables * sizeof(double) );
>
> If yes, can I do this :
>
>   memset(&a, 0, (&z -&a + sizeof(double)) );
>
> Like this :
>
> void f(void)
> {
> double a,b,c,d,...,x,y,z;
>
>   memset(&a, 0, (unsigned int)(&z -&a + sizeof(double) ) );
>
>   ...
> }
>
> --------
>
> PS :
> Of course the # of variables is not always 26,
> that's why I want an easy way to implement initialization to zero.

If they need to be initialised, declare and initialise them when they 
are first used.

-- 
Ian Collins

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Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 02:49 -0700
  Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. China Blue Max <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-02 03:03 -0700
    Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 03:17 -0700
  Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-06-02 12:06 +0200
    Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 03:25 -0700
      Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-06-02 10:59 -0400
        Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 13:02 -0700
          Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-06-02 14:51 -0700
  Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-06-02 22:10 +1200
  Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2012-06-02 10:31 +0000
    Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 03:59 -0700
      Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2012-06-02 11:55 +0000
        Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-06-02 08:15 -0400
        Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 05:37 -0700
          Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2012-06-02 13:35 +0000
            Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 06:47 -0700
              Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-06-02 15:08 +0100
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 07:37 -0700
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-06-02 16:17 +0100
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-06-02 19:02 +0100
              Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2012-06-02 17:39 +0000
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-02 15:27 -0400
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 12:58 -0700
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-02 16:15 -0400
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2012-06-03 15:27 -0500
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Noob <root@localhost> - 2012-06-05 09:12 +0200
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-06-05 09:21 +0200
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 12:53 -0700
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-06-02 21:16 +0100
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2012-06-02 21:18 +0000
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-02 17:38 -0400
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2012-06-02 22:15 +0000
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-03 00:51 -0700
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-06-03 11:46 -0700
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-03 00:13 -0700
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-06-02 14:50 -0700
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2012-06-03 15:34 -0500
          Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2012-06-03 15:25 -0500
        Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-02 08:46 -0400
        Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 05:46 -0700
          Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 05:53 -0700
            Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Ike Naar <ike@sverige.freeshell.org> - 2012-06-02 17:08 +0000
            Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2012-06-03 10:33 +0200
              Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2012-06-03 11:32 +0200
      Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-06-02 08:03 -0400
        Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 05:18 -0700
    Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2012-06-03 10:32 +0200
  Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-06-02 11:45 +0100
    Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 04:17 -0700
      Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-06-02 12:40 +0100
        Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-06-02 12:51 +0100
        Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 04:57 -0700
          Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-06-02 14:00 +0100
            Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 06:12 -0700
              Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-02 09:58 -0400
                Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2012-06-03 15:41 -0500
              Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-02 11:45 -0500
  Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Noob <root@localhost> - 2012-06-02 16:05 +0200
    Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. Jean-Christophe <5.d@free.fr> - 2012-06-02 07:48 -0700
      Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-06-02 18:31 +0100
      Re: Q: Local variables initialization shortcut. jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2012-06-02 17:50 +0000

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