Syntax of VLAs in C
void fun(int size)
{
int arr[size];
// code
}
Note: In C99 or C11 standards, there is a feature called flexible array members, which works the same as the above.
Variable Length Arrays (VLAs) in C
In C, variable length arrays (VLAs) are also known as runtime-sized or variable-sized arrays. The size of such arrays is defined at run-time.
Variably modified types include variable-length arrays and pointers to variable-length arrays. Variably changed types must be declared at either block scope or function prototype scope.
Variable length arrays are a feature where we can allocate an auto array (on stack) of variable size. It can be used in a typedef statement. C supports variable-sized arrays from the C99 standard. For example, the below program compiles and runs fine in C.