[farther OT] Re: Why Is Escaping Data Considered So Magical?

[Mel]

Nobody wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:40:06 -0600, Michael Torrie wrote:
>> Given "char buf[512]", buf's type is char * according to the compiler
>> and every C textbook I know of.

References from Kernighan & Ritchie _The C Programming Language_ second 
edition:

> No, the type of "buf" is "char [512]", i.e. "array of 512 chars". If you
> use "buf" as an rvalue (rather than an lvalue), it will be implicitly
> converted to char*.

K&R2 A7.1

> If you take its address, you'll get a "pointer to array of 512 chars",
> i.e. a pointer to the array rather than to the first element. Converting
> this to a char* will yield a pointer to the first element.

K&R2 A7.4.2


        Mel.