Pointer to array allocation
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spam at frankhirsch.net
Tue Jun 19 13:21:53 PDT 2007
BCS wrote:
> Myron wrote:
>> I'm curious as to the reason for a pointer to a dynamic array instead
>> of a pointer to the array? How do you use the Lst* and what does it
>> allow you to do that the pointer to the array cannot.
> I have done this befor
> [...]
In my particular case the reason is a union where all alternatives take
4 bytes but for the array, which takes 8. As I expect *lots* of instances
of this union - and only a small part being of the array case - I wanted
to avoid the waste of good memory... :)
Regards, Frank
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