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  Value and type of last evaluated expression: Address of array element: Address of array elementx:  (none)

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/* * Demonstrate a flawed attempt to dynamically * allocate an array of floats */ // Attempt to allocate an array of n floats // Contains a serious error
float * badArrayAlloc(int n){
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» float farray[n]; » return farray;// Ooops!
} int main(){
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» int i, n; » float *ar=NULL; » printf("How many floats?\n"); » scanf("%d", &n); » ar=badArrayAlloc(n); » for (i=0; i<n; ++i) ari=i; » for (i=0; i<n; ++i) printf("%d %g\n", i, ari); » return 0;
}
Memory

badArrayAlloc()

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farray[0] = 3.99837e-34
farray[1] = 3.99837e-34
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farray[2] = 3.99837e-34
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n = 3

main()

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ar = NULL
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n = 1
i = -145132514

NB: the actual memory address of each variable is the
address shown plus 4289221904 (0xFFA85510).

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Input was:

3

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Output

How many floats?
0 -nan
1 -nan
2 -4.37473e+33
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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