Do jagged arrays exist in C/C++?

Question

Is there such a thing as a jagged array in C or C++?

When I compile this:

int jagged[][] = { {0,1}, {1,2,3} };

I get this error:

error: declaration of `jagged' as multidimensional array must have bounds for all dimensions except the first

Answer 1

In C I would use an array of pointers.

For instance:

int *jagged[5];

jagged[0] = malloc(sizeof(int) * 10);
jagged[1] = malloc(sizeof(int) * 3);

etc etc.