there's a lot diff b/w &a and &a+1. try to figure out what type of pointer ptr is ? yes its int* type so during assignment &a will assign address of a and &a+1 will give u address of sizeof(arr) * sizeof(int); but actually ptr is still int* type.. i hope u get it...
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 8:20 PM, swetha rahul <swetharahu...@gmail.com>wrote: > int main() > { > int a[5]={1,2,3,4,5}; > int *ptr=&a; > printf("%d",*(ptr)); > getch(); > } > > Then why this prints 1.. ?? > > > On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 7:50 PM, sagar pareek <sagarpar...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> here &a is data type with 5*sizeof(int) >> so &a+1 will give u next address just after the alloted whole array >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 7:44 PM, swetha rahul <swetharahu...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> int main() >>> { >>> int a[5]={1,2,3,4,5}; >>> int *ptr=&a+1; >>> printf("%d",*(ptr-1)); >>> } >>> >>> It prints 5... Can somebody explain wats happening here..? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> **Regards >> SAGAR PAREEK >> COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING >> NIT ALLAHABAD >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- **Regards SAGAR PAREEK COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING NIT ALLAHABAD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.