How do I dynamically allocate an array of strings in C?

Question

If I have the number of items in a var called \"totalstrings\" and a var called \"string size\" that is the string size of each item, how do I dynamically allocate an array

Answer 1

Well, first you might want to allocate space for "array", which would be an array of char * that is "totalstrings" long.

What would then be the starting and final indexes in "array"? You know the first one is 0; what's the last one?

Then, for each entry in "array", you could (if you wanted) allocate one area of memory that is "stringsize+1" (why +1, pray tell me?) long, putting the starting address of that area -- that string -- into the correct member of "array."

That would be a good start, imo.