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Help with struct and double pointer (code inside)
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It is only a pointer, don't worry. It's a pointer that points to pointers.
The struct declaration indeed only reserves one pointer, not an array or anything.
However, I guess you want to have *students in your struct. An "array" of students, right? That makes a bit more sense than what you have now (which resembles a 2D array of students).
The struct declaration indeed only reserves one pointer, not an array or anything.
However, I guess you want to have *students in your struct. An "array" of students, right? That makes a bit more sense than what you have now (which resembles a 2D array of students).
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Originally Posted by Clockowl 
It is only a pointer, don't worry. It's a pointer that points to pointers.
The struct declaration indeed only reserves one pointer, not an array or anything.
However, I guess you want to have *students in your struct. An "array" of students, right? That makes a bit more sense than what you have now (which resembles a 2D array of students).
Now, I'm asking myself, why in the spec, that was given as a hint for implementaion, there's such a double pointer variable, is it somewhat better, for ex. more flexible or efficient?
Not in any imaginable way if you ask me. Like I said, a pointer to an array of pointers (an array of "arrays") resembles a 2D array. Unless you want that, there's no use for a double pointer.
You can always create the double pointer at any time by &students, so if the need would arise it has a simple solution.
You can always create the double pointer at any time by &students, so if the need would arise it has a simple solution.
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