c - Pass Arbitrary Sized 2 Dimension Array -

hi studying sorting algorithms, want make simple program getting array of integers text file. while doing i'm having trouble , questions regarding arrays , functions take them parameters . here do:

#include<stdio.h> #include<stdlib.h>  #define max_size 64 #define max_int_size 10000  void itobuff(const char* istring,const int** sint); int getistring(file* file,char strbuffer[][max_size],int max_int,int max);  int main(int argc,char*argv[]){     char buffer[max_int_size][max_size];     int int_counter=0;    int int_buffer[max_int_size];      file *file = fopen("myfile.txt","r");      getistring(file,buffer,max_int_size,max_size);       return 0;  }  

my doubt definition of function

int getistring(file* file,char strbuffer[][max_size],int max_int,int max); 

i want write function allows use size array. know wrong, logically want achieve can't figure out how.

 int getistring(file* file,char strbuffer[][],int max_int,int max); 

i know want may done in other way want know how it. example if want write function gets array , returns determinant of array, shouldn't forced restrict k size array. or more i-columns,j-rows array other array operation.

if using c implementation supports c 1999, supports variable-length arrays.

declare function takes variable-length array parameter this:

int getistring(file *file, size_t rows, size_t columns, char buffer[][columns]); 

call function this:

result = getistring(file, rows, columns, buffer); 

create buffer array this:

size_t rows = calculation number of rows; size_t columns = calculation number of columns; char (*buffer)[columns] = malloc(rows * sizeof *buffer); if (!buffer)      handle error. 

when done, free buffer array this:

free(buffer); 

if numbers of rows , columns small, can define buffer array automatic storage instead of using malloc , free, this:

char buffer[rows][columns];