NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #26/NN_1992_26.iso/spool/comp/lang/c/16491

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From: [e-mail] (P. J. Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Idle Questions about ANSI C
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 13 Nov 92 21:37:08 GMT
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1) Is "size_t" ever not the same as "unsigned int"? If so, in what situation?

2) Is there ever a need for a static array defined inside a function in
ANSI C? I.e.,

int func(char c, int i)
{
    ...
    static char name[30];
    ...
}

Thanks,
Pete