Are the two function declarations

int f(char a[25]);

and

int f(char* a);

distinct?  That is, is the second a redeclaration of the first, or may we,
in essence, overload on array length?
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Robert Stafford <stafford@bindview.com> writes:

> Are the two function declarations
> int f(char a[25]);

> and

> int f(char* a);

> distinct?

No, they are just duplicate declarations of the same function.

> That is, is the second a redeclaration of the first, or may we,
> in essence, overload on array length?

You can onverload on array length, but only if you pass the array by
reference:

int f(char (&a)[13]);

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Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brasil
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