From:	Tudor <tudor AT cam DOT org>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Question on pointers and arrays
Date:	Thu, 06 Feb 1997 16:03:18 -0800
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Demandred wrote:
> 
> Probably a silly question, but...
> 
> If I declare an array of objects of type Foo
> 
> Foo FooArray[5];
> 
> And pass a pointer to a Foo into a function (or class constructor)
> 
> Bar(Foo *array) {...
> 
> Can I access elements in the array in the function, like so?
> 
> ...array[3]...}
I guess you can.
When you say Foo array[5] then 'array' is actually a pointer to the
first element.
char string[5]="abcde" and
char *string="abcde" are equivalent.
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tudor 'at' cam 'dot' org
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