in c what is the difference in making an array like : int nums[2]; vs int *nums = malloc(sizeof(int) * 2);
What is the difference if it were char?
Is the difference that the first one is in the stack and the second one is in the heap?
atrt7 wrote:
in c what is the difference in making an array like : int nums[2]; vs int *nums = malloc(sizeof(int) * 2);
The first is a static (non-resizable) allocation, and the second is dynamic (resizable) and must be freed after use to prevent memory leaks.
atrt7 wrote:
What is the difference if it were char?
Basically just the size, it's still all just setting aside RAM.
atrt7 wrote:
Is the difference that the first one is in the stack and the second one is in the heap?
Umm . . . yes
EDIT: Also, this is one of those questions that you should probably just Google, as it has definitely been asked many times before.
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