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Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays

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From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays
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Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> writes:
> On Monday, December 5, 2016 at 8:26:46 PM UTC+3, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> writes:
>> > Please, take a look at my reading of the program (in comments to each
>> > statement) that uses pointers to two-dimensional arrays. Is my
>> > understanding correct, i.e. do correctly interpret the given code?
>> > And, please, help me to understand one part closer to the end of the
>> > program.
>> 
>> I presume this is code you got from someone else, not something you
>> wrote.
>> 
>> The indentation is inconsistent and IMHO excessive.  The comments are
>> far more verbose than you'd want in real-world code, but the program is
>> obviously intended for teaching, not production.
>> 
> I am sniping the rest of your message - I have just started reading it,
> but have decided to comment on these two paragraphs first:
> yes, of course, I have not written this code; this is the code I have 
> picked up from a book on pointers. But all these bizarre looking and 
> excessive comments are mine, and they are not intended to be 
> usual comments to a program but a mere description of the way 
> I read the code :)
> <snip>

What book?

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-05 07:45 -0800
  Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-05 17:03 +0000
    Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-05 09:43 -0800
      Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-05 18:16 +0000
        Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-05 22:46 -0800
          Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-06 10:23 +0000
            Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-06 02:53 -0800
              Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-06 10:58 +0000
                Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-06 03:42 -0800
                Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-06 06:31 -0800
                Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-06 14:49 +0000
                Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-06 08:22 -0800
                Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-06 16:48 +0000
                Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-06 09:15 -0800
          Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-06 08:20 -0800
        Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-05 22:53 -0800
  Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-05 09:26 -0800
    Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-05 09:47 -0800
      Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-05 12:10 -0800
    Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-05 10:00 -0800
    Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-05 19:11 +0000
      Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-05 12:21 -0800
  Re: Understanding the program that has pointers to two_dimensional arrays "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-12-05 12:50 -0500

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