C's syntax (was Re: Python Formatted C Converter (PfCC))

William Tanksley wtanksle at dolphin.openprojects.net
Mon Oct 23 19:00:41 EDT 2000


On 23 Oct 2000 15:30:37 -0700, Samuel A. Falvo II wrote:
>On Mon, 23 Oct 2000 20:40:19 GMT, Rainer Deyke wrote:
>>It gets worse.
>>int (*a)[5], *(b[5]);
>>It looks like 'a' is an array of pointers and 'b' is a pointer to an array,
>>but the opposite is the case.

>I don't know -- that makes perfect sense to me.  Order of operations and all
>that.  :)

I know.  I saw that message, was confused that it would seem the reverse
to anyone, then realised that I've worked FAR too much with C.

What a depressing language :-).

>Samuel A. Falvo II	    |

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