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diff --git a/c.html.markdown b/c.html.markdown index 637311ca..1ad0dd53 100644 --- a/c.html.markdown +++ b/c.html.markdown @@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ C is the lowest-level language most programmers will ever use, but it more than makes up for it with raw speed. Just be aware of its manual memory management and C will take you as far as you need to go. +> **About compiler flags** +> +> By default, gcc and clang are pretty quiet about compilation warnings and +> errors, which can be very useful information. Using some +> stricter compiler flags is recommended. Here is an example you can +> tweak to your liking: +> +> `-Wall -Wextra -Werror -O0 -ansi -pedantic -std=c11` + ```c // Single-line comments start with // - only available in C99 and later. @@ -302,7 +311,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv) // branching with multiple choices: switch() switch (a) { - case 0: // labels need to be integral *constant* expressions + case 0: // labels need to be integral *constant* expressions (such as enums) printf("Hey, 'a' equals 0!\n"); break; // if you don't break, control flow falls over labels case 1: @@ -438,17 +447,25 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv) for (xx = 0; xx < 20; xx++) { *(my_ptr + xx) = 20 - xx; // my_ptr[xx] = 20-xx } // Initialize memory to 20, 19, 18, 17... 2, 1 (as ints) + + // Be careful passing user-provided values to malloc! If you want + // to be safe, you can use calloc instead (which, unlike malloc, also zeros out the memory) + int* my_other_ptr = calloc(20, sizeof(int)); // Note that there is no standard way to get the length of a // dynamically allocated array in C. Because of this, if your arrays are // going to be passed around your program a lot, you need another variable // to keep track of the number of elements (size) of an array. See the // functions section for more info. - int size = 10; - int *my_arr = malloc(sizeof(int) * size); + size_t size = 10; + int *my_arr = calloc(size, sizeof(int)); // Add an element to the array size++; my_arr = realloc(my_arr, sizeof(int) * size); + if (my_arr == NULL) { + //Remember to check for realloc failure! + return + } my_arr[10] = 5; // Dereferencing memory that you haven't allocated gives @@ -546,7 +563,7 @@ array in C. */ // Size must be passed! // Otherwise, this function has no way of knowing how big the array is. -void printIntArray(int *arr, int size) { +void printIntArray(int *arr, size_t size) { int i; for (i = 0; i < size; i++) { printf("arr[%d] is: %d\n", i, arr[i]); @@ -559,7 +576,7 @@ printIntArray(my_arr, size); // will print "arr[0] is: 1" etc */ -// if referring to external variables outside function, must use extern keyword. +// if referring to external variables outside function, you should use the extern keyword. int i = 0; void testFunc() { extern int i; //i here is now using external variable i @@ -656,6 +673,7 @@ typedef void (*my_fnp_type)(char *); // ... // my_fnp_type f; + //Special characters: /* '\a'; // alert (bell) character @@ -742,10 +760,10 @@ as the C file. #define ADD(a, b) (a + b) /* Structs and typedefs can be used for consistency between files. */ -typedef struct node +typedef struct Node { int val; - struct node *next; + struct Node *next; } Node; /* So can enumerations. */ |