using pointers to pass multi-d arrays

hello, this is sort of related to my recent post, which was solved thanks to you guys.

i had to take out the use of pointers.

Question now is:

"Is it possible to use pointers to pass multi-dimensional arrays through routines?"

eg.
CASE 1: This works
- Passing the multi-d array as a non-pointer
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int main( void )
{

byte set[10][15];

func( set );

}

byte func( rule[][15] )
{
...
}
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CASE 2: This doesn't work
- Trying to pass the multi-d array as a pointer
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int main( void )
{

byte set[10][15];

func( set );

}

byte func( *rule[][15] ) // Notice the extra *
{
...
}
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Is it possible to pass them through as a pointer?

Arrays are always passed as a pointer, so passing a different kind of pointer isn't a big improvement.

Your 2nd example would be like this - but the extra level of indirection which you get doesn't buy you anything

Code:

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byte func( byte (*rule)[10][15] );
int main( void )
{
    byte set[10][15];
    func( &set );
}

byte func( byte (*rule)[10][15] )
{
    (*rule)[0][0] = 0;  // you need all the (*) stuff just to access the array
}

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