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From: Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca>
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Subject: Re: Treating a multi-dimensional array as one-dimensional
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:38:00 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:00:34 +0000, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> Yes.  If the array size (specifically the row length) is not known at
> compile time you can do this as of C99:
> 
> static void Print(int m, int n, int A[m][n])
> {
[...]
> }
> 
> Note the parameter order and the deleted const.  The new order is needed

This order of parameters is not actually needed; other orders are
possible by using a separate prototype.  For example:

  static void Print(int (*)[*], int, int);
  static void Print(A, m, n)
    int m, n;
    int (*A)[n];
  {
    /* ... */
  }