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On 11/07/2024 21:29, Keith Thompson wrote:
> bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>> On 11/07/2024 19:53, Keith Thompson wrote:
>>> bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>>> [...]
>>>> For that purpose, in the mind of the user, it does the same job as 'by
>>>> by reference'. That it does so by some other quirks (array decay, and
>>>> the ability to index pointers as thought they were arrays), is by the
>>>> by.
>>> [...]
>>> Those "quirks" are a rich source of confusion and bugs for anyone
>>> who
>>> doesn't understand how this stuff is actually defined.  (Yes, I'm
>>> acknowledging, yet again, that the way C specifies its treatment of
>>> arrays is confusing.)
>>> A user who thinks that arrays are simply "passed by reference" is
>>> likely
>>> to try to apply sizeof to an array parameter (and might or might not get
>>> a diagnostic from the compiler).  A slightly more sophisticated user is
>>> still likely to be unsure of just where the "quirks" are.
>>> What have you ever done to help make that kind of error less likely?
>>> What is your goal?
>>
>>
>> This my first comment on the subject:
>>
>> "Arrays are passed by reference:
>>    ...
>> Although ..."
> 
> And that statement was incorrect, even with the "Although".

So arrays are passed by value? Gotcha.