Initialization of variables sized arrays in C
Last Updated :
28 Sep, 2018
The C99 standard allows variable sized arrays (see this). But, unlike the normal arrays, variable sized arrays cannot be initialized.
For example, the following program compiles and runs fine on a C99 compatible compiler.
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
int M = 2;
int arr[M][M];
int i, j;
for (i = 0; i < M; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < M; j++)
{
arr[i][j] = 0;
printf ( "%d " , arr[i][j]);
}
printf ( "\n" );
}
return 0;
}
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Output:
0 0
0 0
But the following fails with compilation error.
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
int M = 2;
int arr[M][M] = {0};
int i, j;
for (i = 0; i < M; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < M; j++)
printf ( "%d " , arr[i][j]);
printf ( "\n" );
}
return 0;
}
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Output:
Compiler Error: variable-sized object may not be initialized
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