#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

#pragma warning (disable:4996)

int * readInts( int * ptrCount )
{
    int x;
    int N = 2;
    int *arr = malloc( N * sizeof( int ) );
    int count = 0;

    printf( "Enter numbers:\n" );

    while( scanf( "%d", &x ) )
    {
        if( count == N )
        {
            /* make the array bigger! */
            /* and N too */
            N *= 2;
            arr = realloc( arr, N * sizeof( int ) );
        }

        arr[ count++ ] = x;
    }

    *ptrCount = count;

    return arr;
}


/*
* Read lots of strings from user.
*/


char * * readStrings( int * ptrCount )
{
    static char buffer[ 512 ];
    int N = 2;
    char * *arr = malloc( N * sizeof( char * ) );
    int count = 0;

    printf( "Enter strings, *** to terminate:\n" );

    while( scanf( "%s", buffer ) )
    {
        if( strcmp( buffer, "***" ) == 0 )
            break;

        if( count == N )
        {
            /* make the array bigger! */
            /* and N too */
            N *= 2;
            arr = realloc( arr, N * sizeof( char * ) );
        }

        arr[ count++ ] = strdup( buffer );
    }

    *ptrCount = count;

    return arr;
}


int main( )
{
    int count;
    char * * arr;
    int i;

    char * str1;
    char * str2;

    arr = readStrings( &count );

    printf( "Read %d items\n", count );

    for( i = 0; i < count; i++ )
        printf( "arr[%d]=%s\n", i, arr[ i ] );



    return 0;
}