Re: [Dev-C++] array + pointers???

[Rafael C. <cha...@un...>]

Hi,
I think the answers to your question were great.
Maybe it's not clear to you that we can have
int, float, double, char and other data types
arrays, **but when it comes to char arrays,
things are different**.
The point to consider is: there are things you
can do only with char arrays and pointers and
I/O functions (e.g. cout) can demonstrate that.

Suggestion: read more about C strings (not C++ "string" type).
Google: c array pointers (returns a lot of sites)

Hope this helps you.
Rafael

Noorez Kassam wrote:
> I have asked questions about pointers and arrays but all the answers are 
> not that great. Maybe I was unclear so I will explain my questions 
> better...
> first...
> 
> int main()
> {
>   int nArray[5]={1,2,3,4,5};
>   cout << nArray << endl;/*this gives the address of the array*/
>   char sArray[6]={'h','e','l','l','o',\0};
>   cout << sArray << endl;/*this give the string hello, but i used the 
> name of the array without  subscripts? Don't i get the address of it 
> like in the int array?*/
> 
>   char* pszString = "hello";/*strangest of all*/
>   /*this looks as if you were trying to put "hello" where the address of 
> a char would go.*/
> 
>   char String[] = "hello";
>   char *pszString2 = String;/*looks less confusing because the address 
> of the array would get assigned to 'pszString2' because of using the 
> name of the array without a subscript, but still is confusing because 
> cout the name of the char array without subscripts gives you the string*/
> 
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