1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | #include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
void print_array(int* array_of_ints, int num_ints, char* label) {
printf("\n%s\n", label);
for(int i = 0; i < num_ints; i++) {
printf("%d\n", array_of_ints[i]);
}
}
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
// STATIC array
int array_static[3] = { 5, 6, 7 };
print_array(array_static, 3, "STATIC");
// A static array allocates memory sufficient for 3 ints at the moment
// the function is called. On our platform, an int is 4 bytes, so this
// allocates 12 bytes.
int num_ints = 3;
//int* array_dynamic = malloc(12); // YUCKY but clear
int* array_dynamic = malloc(num_ints * sizeof(*array_dynamic));
array_dynamic[0] = 5;
array_dynamic[1] = 6;
array_dynamic[2] = 7;
print_array(array_dynamic, num_ints, "DYNAMIC");
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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