MyArray[ long ]
In C and/or C++ is there any limitation on the index of an array? Can the index
be larger than an "int"? Can it, for example, be a long on systems where a long
is larger than an int? This would mean, of course, that the compiler would have
to code for 32-bit offset addressing.
I know that with MPW C an int and a long are each 4 bytes, and experiment shows
that large arrays do work properly when compiled with MPW.
How about in Think C where an int is 2 bytes. Can you still make and index into
arrays such as
char* largeArray = new char[ 0x12345 ];
assuming, of course, the array will fit in memory.
How about Think C++ (which I have finally ordered since MPW appears to be
doomed).