Arrays and pointers are most certainly not the same thing in C. Check yourself here: char x[100]; char* y = malloc(100*sizeof(char)); printf("Array

Arrays and pointers are most certainly not the same thing in C. Check yourself here: char x[100]; char* y = malloc(100*sizeof(char)); printf("Array: %ld\nPointer: %ld\n", sizeof(x), sizeof(y));