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- The incomplete array type must be the last element within the structure.
- There cannot be an array of structures that contain a flexible array member.
- Structures that contain a flexible array member cannot be used as a member of another structure.
- The structure must contain at least one named member in addition to the flexible array member.
MEM33-C. Allocate and copy structures containing a flexible array member dynamically describes how to allocate and copy structures containing flexible array members.
Noncompliant Code Example
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Related Guidelines
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This rule supplements MEM33-C. Allocate and copy structures containing a flexible array
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Bibliography
| [ISO/IEC 9899:2011] | 6.5.6, "Additive Operators" 6.7.2.1, "Structure and Union Specifiers" |
| [McCluskey 2001] | "Flexible Array Members and Designators in C9X" |
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