Thread: Need to allocate memory for structures in a cycle, having array of pointers to them

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    Need to allocate memory for structures in a cycle, having array of pointers to them

    Need to allocate memory for structures, having array of pointers to them using pointer arithmetic. Is it possible?

    Code:
    pointer_to_str_type *p = malloc(10 * sizeof(pointer_to_structure_type));
    
    
    for(int i=0;i<10;i++){
    
       p+i = malloc(sizeof(str)); // error: left side must be lvalue
       p[i] = malloc(sizeof(str)); // ok
    }

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    Sure is.
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    
    typedef struct {
      int bar;
    } foo_st;
    
    int main ( ) {
      // make f0[10]
      foo_st *f0 = malloc(10*sizeof(*f0));
    
      // make f1[10][10]
      foo_st **f1 = malloc(10*sizeof(*f1));
      for(int i = 0 ; i < 10 ; i++ ) {
        f1[i] = malloc(sizeof(*f1[i]));
      }
    
      // free them
      free(f0);
    
      for(int i = 0 ; i < 10 ; i++ )
        free(f1[i]);
      free(f1);
    }
    Oh, and avoid creating typedef's for 'pointer to structure' types in an attempt to try and hide a single *.
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