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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: technology discussion =?utf-8?Q?=E2=86=92?= does the world need
 a "new" C ?
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:56:47 -0700
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
> On Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:38:14 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:
>
>> BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> ... in the 1D case, an array can be seen as functionally an
>>> implicitly defined pointer ...
>> 
>> No, there is no implicitly defined pointer.
>>
>> ...
>> 
>> If you evaluate the expression `array_object` in most contexts, it's
>> implicitly converted to a pointer *value*, pointing to the 0th element
>> of the array object.  There is still no implicit pointer object.
>
> The OP said “pointer”, not “pointer object” or “pointer value”. Not sure 
> what hair you are trying to split here.

Not sure what was unclear.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */