Sorting in C: Why the double pointers when sorting pointers? (qsort)

Published: 23 January 2024
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Sorting in C: Why the double pointers when sorting pointers? (qsort, mergesort, heapsort) — in this video we're looking at the built-in sorting functions in the C standard library (specifically qsort) and a common source of confusion (double pointers) when using them.

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