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  2. From: schlein@umbc.edu (Jonas J. Schlein)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
  4. Subject: Re: HELP! Please! Why doesn't this work
  5. Date: 25 Feb 1996 19:38:02 -0500
  6. Organization: University of Maryland Baltimore County
  7. Message-ID: <4gqvda$ish@umbc9.umbc.edu>
  8. References: <Pine.ULT.3.91a.960215131933.614A-100000@red5.cac.washington.edu> <GEORG.96Feb23192440@acds14.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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  11.  
  12. >>...
  13. >>     solution_array = (char **) malloc(size);   
  14.  
  15. >       This should read 
  16. > 
  17. >         solution_array = (char**)malloc(size * sizof(char*));
  18.  
  19. Actually I'd write:
  20.  
  21. solution_array = malloc (size * sizeof (*solution_array));
  22.  
  23. Plus I would make sure that I have supplied the <stdlib.h> library.
  24. This has the advantage of being correct, not having any typos (I hope),
  25. not relying on possibly changing data types, and not hiding possible
  26. errors with unnecessary casts.
  27. -- 
  28. "If it wasn't for C, we would be using BASI, PASAL, and OBOL."
  29.  
  30. Jonas J. Schlein  (schlein@gl.umbc.edu)
  31.