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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: dereference |
| Date | 2012-08-25 16:42 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <lnfw7afsj3.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org> (permalink) |
| References | (11 earlier) <k19353$1mo$1@speranza.aioe.org> <qrlg38955oc3umvh61b06q27hmb25kuov8@4ax.com> <k1akvt$8fq$1@speranza.aioe.org> <3e0f696e-d409-4f07-9e60-16d79f12a64a@googlegroups.com> <k1bk1t$joi$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
"Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> writes:
> Adrian Ratnapala wrote:
[...]
>> int cbc_crypt(char *key, char *data, unsigned datalen,
>> unsigned mode, char *ivec);
>>
>> Notice it is `char *`, not `const char *`. This is a hint that the
>> function will be read, and *write* into the buffer. So one way or
>> another, `key` must point to writeable memory.
> [snip]
>
> Would the man page author have done us all a big favor and instead of
> calling all the char *'s in this example char key[] for example? Or is this
> just me and something I didn't get at first.
"char key[]", as a parameter declaration, means exactly the same thing
as "char *key". C doesn't even have parameters of array type.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Will write code for food.
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-20 18:04 -0400
Re: dereference Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-20 15:30 -0700
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-20 18:37 -0400
Re: dereference Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-20 18:43 -0700
Re: dereference Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-08-22 14:42 -0400
Re: dereference Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-22 12:10 -0700
Re: dereference Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-08-22 17:38 -0400
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-20 21:09 -0400
Re: dereference Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-20 18:46 -0700
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-21 16:15 -0400
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-21 16:26 -0400
Re: dereference Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-08-22 14:49 -0400
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-22 18:10 -0400
Re: dereference Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2012-08-22 17:36 -0700
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-22 20:50 -0400
Re: dereference Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-22 17:54 -0700
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-22 21:23 -0400
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-22 21:26 -0400
Re: dereference Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-08-23 12:55 -0400
Re: dereference Mark Bluemel <mark_bluemel@pobox.com> - 2012-08-24 08:05 +0100
Re: dereference Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-08-24 03:00 -0700
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Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-24 17:20 -0400
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-24 19:36 -0400
Re: dereference Adrian Ratnapala <adrian.ratnapala@gmail.com> - 2012-08-24 20:42 -0700
Re: dereference Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-08-27 00:11 -0700
Re: dereference Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-27 02:01 -0700
Re: dereference Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-27 03:24 -0700
Re: dereference Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2012-08-24 21:44 -0700
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-25 09:46 -0400
Re: dereference Vincenzo Mercuri <vincenzo.mercuri@yahoo.it> - 2012-08-25 16:22 +0200
Re: dereference Vincenzo Mercuri <vincenzo.mercuri@yahoo.it> - 2012-08-25 16:33 +0200
Re: dereference Adrian Ratnapala <adrian.ratnapala@gmail.com> - 2012-08-25 08:07 -0700
Re: dereference Vincenzo Mercuri <vincenzo.mercuri@yahoo.it> - 2012-08-25 17:55 +0200
Re: dereference Adrian Ratnapala <adrian.ratnapala@gmail.com> - 2012-08-25 10:58 -0700
Re: dereference Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2012-08-25 20:39 +0000
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Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-25 18:36 -0400
Re: dereference Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-25 16:42 -0700
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-25 20:19 -0400
Re: dereference Adrian Ratnapala <adrian.ratnapala@gmail.com> - 2012-08-26 14:40 -0700
Re: dereference Adrian Ratnapala <adrian.ratnapala@gmail.com> - 2012-08-26 14:46 -0700
Re: dereference Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-27 02:11 -0700
Re: dereference James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-08-27 08:36 -0400
Re: dereference Adrian Ratnapala <adrian.ratnapala@gmail.com> - 2012-08-27 10:38 -0700
Re: dereference James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-08-27 13:55 -0400
Re: dereference Adrian Ratnapala <adrian.ratnapala@gmail.com> - 2012-08-27 12:57 -0700
Re: dereference James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-08-27 16:25 -0400
Re: dereference Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-08-29 10:41 -0400
Re: dereference Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-27 02:09 -0700
Re: dereference Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2012-08-25 12:16 -0700
Re: dereference Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-25 16:40 -0700
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-25 21:21 -0400
Re: dereference Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2012-08-25 21:48 -0700
Re: dereference Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2012-08-25 13:08 -0500
Re: dereference Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-27 02:02 -0700
Re: dereference Andrew Cooper <amc96@cam.ac.uk> - 2012-08-25 02:53 +0100
Re: dereference Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-08-27 00:10 -0700
Re: dereference Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-27 02:14 -0700
Re: dereference Adrian Ratnapala <adrian.ratnapala@gmail.com> - 2012-08-27 10:34 -0700
Re: dereference Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-08-29 10:22 -0400
Re: dereference Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2012-08-20 17:38 -0500
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-20 18:41 -0400
Re: dereference "christian.bau" <christian.bau@cbau.wanadoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-20 16:43 -0700
Re: dereference Mark Bluemel <mark_bluemel@pobox.com> - 2012-08-21 09:22 +0100
Re: dereference "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2012-08-21 16:12 -0400
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