Subj : Re: strange string pointer to strings...?
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : maeder
Date : Fri Sep 30 2005 07:07 pm

Bob Gonder <notbg@notmindspring.invalid> writes:

>>/* list of words and meanings */
>>char  *dic[][40] = {
>>  "atlas", "A volume of maps.",
>
> This would more properly be written
>
> char  *dic[] = {
> 	  "atlas", "A volume of maps.",
> 	  "car", "A motorized vehicle.",
> 	  "telephone", "A communication device.",
> 	  "airplane", "A flying machine.",
>
> 	0,0  /* null terminate the list */
> 	};

Better yet

char const *dic[][40] = {

etc.

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