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Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char *

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On 19.08.2011 16:31, Juha Nieminen wrote:
> Leigh Johnston<leigh@i42.co.uk>  wrote:
>> char* can never point to an array; it can, however, point *into* an
>> array or one past the end of an array. :)
>
>    What's the difference?
>
>    (I'd say that since you can delete/free a dynamically allocated array
> via a pointer that points to its first element, the pointer in question
> *is* pointing to the array.)

Didn't you note the long trolling threads about this?

Finally Someone(TM) took the time to quote from the standard some 
examples of using the "point to" terminology.

However, that only stops new people from being suckered into the 
trolling debate, for a limited time. And there are always words and 
expressions that are commonly used but not in the standard. So, best 
leave it.


Cheers,

- Alf

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concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * suresh <suresh.amritapuri@gmail.com> - 2011-08-18 21:04 -0700
  Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach:usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-08-19 06:26 +0200
  Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Felix Bytow <felix.bytow@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de> - 2011-08-19 06:50 +0200
    Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach:usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-08-19 08:04 +0200
  Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * PaulR <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 04:01 -0700
    Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 14:00 +0100
      Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-19 14:31 +0000
        Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach:usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-08-19 16:57 +0200
          Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-19 19:15 +0000
        Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 16:33 +0100
          Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-19 19:18 +0000
            Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 20:29 +0100
              Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 14:18 -0700
                Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 22:37 +0100
                Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char   * Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-20 09:43 +1200
                Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 15:08 -0700
            Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-08-19 16:14 -0400
              Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 13:54 -0700
                Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 22:01 +0100
                Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 14:20 -0700
                Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 14:21 -0700
      Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 11:03 -0700
        Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 19:23 +0100
      Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> - 2011-08-19 11:13 -0700
        Re: concatenate variable number of arguments and types to a char * Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-19 19:39 +0100

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