#include int main() { float ar[10]; $\C{// array}$ float (*pa)[10] = &ar; $\C{// pointer to array}$ float a0 = ar[0]; $\C{// element}$ float * pa0 = &(ar[0]); $\C{// pointer to element}$ float * pa0x = ar; $\C{// (ok)}$ assert( pa0 == pa0x ); assert( sizeof(pa0x) != sizeof(ar) ); void f( float x[10], float * y ) { static_assert( sizeof(x) == sizeof(void *) ); static_assert( sizeof(y) == sizeof(void *) ); } f( 0, 0 ); // reusing local var `float a[10];`} float v; f( ar, ar ); $\C{// ok: two decays, one into an array spelling}$ f( &v, &v ); $\C{// ok: no decays; a non-array passes to an array spelling}$ char ca[] = "hello"; $\C{// array on stack, initialized from read-only data}$ char * cp = "hello"; $\C{// pointer to read-only data [decay here]}$ void edit( char c[] ) { $\C{// parameter is pointer}$ c[3] = 'p'; } edit( ca ); $\C{// ok [decay here]}$ edit( cp ); $\C{// Segmentation fault}$ edit( "hello" ); $\C{// Segmentation fault [decay here]}$ void decay( float x[10] ) { static_assert( sizeof(x) == sizeof(void *) ); } static_assert( sizeof(ar) == 10 * sizeof(float) ); decay( ar ); void no_decay( float (*px)[10] ) { static_assert( sizeof(*px) == 10 * sizeof(float) ); } static_assert( sizeof(*pa) == 10 * sizeof(float) ); no_decay( pa ); } // Local Variables: // // compile-command: "sed -f sedcmd bkgd-carray-decay.c | gcc-11 -Wall -Wextra -x c -" // // End: //