i think both statements shd give error. as u r trying to change int to const
int in 2 and const int to int in 1..

On 7 June 2010 19:59, mohit ranjan <shoonya.mo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> @Raj,
>
> no they are not same
>
>
> case 1: i is const
> case 2: ptr is const
>
> and whatever is const cann't be modified
>
> Mohit Ranjan
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Raj N <rajn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Can someone tell me the difference between
>> 1) const int i=5;                             2)  int i=5;
>>   int *ptr=&i;                                      const int
>> *ptr=&i;
>>
>> In the first case i can be modified via ptr i.e *ptr++ is valid. In
>> the second case *ptr++ is illegal. Why is that so? Aren't they same?
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