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but one can use designators to initialize array elements in a non-contiguous fashion. section 6.7.8 "initialization":
EXAMPLE 12 Space can be "allocated" from both ends of an array by using a single designator:
Code Block int a[MAX] = { 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, [MAX-5] = 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 };In the above, if MAX is greater than ten, there will be some zero-valued elements in the middle; if it is less than ten, some of the values provided by the first five initializers will be overridden by the second five.
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