Data Structures Using C, 2nd Edition by Pearson

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5.4 ARRAY OF POINTERS

Like any other array, we can also have an array of pointers. Each element of such an array can point to a

data item such as variable, array etc. For example, consider the declaration given below:

float *x [20];

This declaration means that x is an array of 20 el-

ements and each element is a pointer to a variable of

type float. Let us now construct an array of pointers

to strings.

char *item [ ]{ Chair,

Table,

Stool,

Desk,

};

The above declaration gives an array of pointers

called item. Each element of item points to a string as

shown in Figure 5.16.

The advantage of having an array of poin ...