Array Storage

Arrays are stored with their elements in a specific storage order. The elements are actually stored in a linear sequence of storage elements.

C arrays are stored in row-major order; the last subscript in a multidimensional array varies the fastest.

String data types are simply arrays of char elements.

Table A-15 Automatic Array Types and Storage

Type	Maximum Number of Elements
char	268435455
short	134217727
int	67108863
long	67108863
float	67108863
double	33554431
long double	1677215 (SPARC) 22369621 (Intel)
long long [Not valid in -Xc mode]	33554431

Static and global arrays can accommodate many more elements.