... getfloat return as its function value? 5.3 Pointers and Arrays In C, there is a strong relationship between pointers and arrays, strong enough that pointers and arrays should be discussed simultaneously. ... more compact and efficient code than can be obtained in other ways. Pointers and arrays are closely related; this chapter also explores this relationship and shows how to exploit it. Pointers have ... chapters and exercises with pointers instead of array indexing. Good possibilities include getline (Chapters 1 and 4), atoi, itoa, and their variants (Chapters 2, 3, and 4), reverse (Chapter 3), and...