Thread: memory layout and declaration

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    declaration

    I came across the decleration.
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    int *x[]();
    According to me it is: x is an array of pointers pointing to a function which returns int.
    But the answer was different so i just want to check.So just tell your opinion about it.
    wat is a memory layout of c program.is it code segment,data segment ,stack n heap??help urgent
    Last edited by cbastard; 09-12-2005 at 11:26 AM.

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    That code is not valid C.

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    bithub is right, compiler will scream error if you try to compile it.
    Did you mean
    Code:
    int (*x[])();
    maybe?

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    But the answer was different so i just want to check.So just tell your opinion about it.
    wat is a memory layout of c program.is it code segment,data segment ,stack n heap??
    I'm dying to know how an invalid declaration prompted a question about memory layout.
    Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand.

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    Code:
    int (*x[])();
    that would be a piece of cake .
    Code:
    int  *x[]();
    I did'nt check it in c compiler actually that was not in the options.I cant scan the paper to show this question but it came in a written exam of a leading software soln company.
    I'm dying to know how an invalid declaration prompted a question about memory layout
    sorry that was a different question.anyways thanks for your help

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    wat is a memory layout of c program.is it code segment,data segment ,stack n heap??help urgent
    He wanted to know what memory layout meant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sand_man
    He wanted to know what memory layout meant.
    Thats what my original question was.

    Memory layout means how the program is allocated on main memory or How the c program is stored on memory.
    Ans. The c program in memory contains 4 segments which i mentioned earlier

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