Thread: Returning Multi dimension array

Originally Posted by Elysia

Secondly, as we've told you: a 2D array isn't a pointer.

Just wanted to clarify something here, isn't the name of an array a pointer to the first/zeroeth element.
Only difference for multi-dimensional arrays is that it's a pointer to an array instead of a pointer to a type.

Originally Posted by C_programmer.C

than can't i return a two dimensional array to main in my code?

A function can't return an array, but it can return a pointer to a one/multi-dimensional array.
Look at the post by Bayint Naung for a function that returns a pointer to an array of N ints.

Okay thank you very much!
I might be looking for help in another topic soon!

2.5: How can an array be an lvalue, if you can't assign to it?

The ANSI C Standard defines a "modifiable lvalue," which an array is not.

Arrays and pointer

Originally Posted by quzah

No, it's not a pointer. You cannot do this:

Code:

int array[ X ];
array++;

If it was a pointer, you could do that. You can't, it's not.


Quzah.

JTC! I meant the conversion of an array name to a pointer when it is passed to or returned from a callee.
Perhaps this may quench your thirst - A question about pointers.