Need help with C Pointers

why yes i am a fucking noob but you were too at one point, so please help me. basically, i'm trying to have a function

void foo(float * bar[][]) {code}

that receives a two-dimensional array of pointers, and later call the method by saying
foo(&array1);

the compiler just gives me
warning: passing argument 1 of 'foo' from incompatible pointer type

somebody please help me

is array1 a float **?

yeah, an array of arrays of floats.

yeah
an array of arrays of floats
Make up your mind already.  It can't be both.

it's a float[][]
a 2D array of floats
my mind is made up
sorry for confusing you

it's been a while since i've tried, but i'm fairly sure you can't pass in a 2d array using the array[][] syntax.

it'd have to be void foo(float*** bar){/*stuff*/}

You can only omit the first dimension of the array, otherwise you have to do the calculations for which spot you're trying to access yourself and just adjust the pointer to there.

try this:


void foo(float * bar[11][12]) {code}

...

float bar[11][12];

turn off compiler warnings

When you are passing it in are you passing the array or the pointer? Arrays are basically just pointers to the first variable in it so make sure you're passing the array's pointer and not one of it's pointers.

Also as I mentioned before, only the FIRST dimension of the array can be omitted. i.e. void foo(float * bar[][2]) {code}

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