Thread: Dividing array by scalar

Variable-length array. Is a (relatively) new feature of C. Some of the ye olde compilers don't support it.

What it boils down to is you can use variables when declaring an array, whereas before it had to be a constant (expression). Like this.

Code:

int n;
scanf( "%d", &n );
data[n];

I can't do that - I feel cheated, and the government owes that to me!!

I want my VLA!

Well it better - I've waited long enough!!

Congress should DO something about this!

Originally Posted by Adak

I can't do that - I feel cheated, and the government owes that to me!!

I want my VLA!

smorgasbordet - Pelles C

Pelles is a great suggestion. I have a few programs to tidy up first - then I'll give it a try.

In my limited experience, you're not missing out on much. If I need dynamic anything, I malloc() it. I just don't see the advantage. Maybe it's due to my inexperience.

Originally Posted by msh

In my limited experience, you're not missing out on much. If I need dynamic anything, I malloc() it. I just don't see the advantage. Maybe it's due to my inexperience.

Well there's a lot more than VLA to reccomend Pelles-C ...
I'm waiting till Adak sees the libraries...