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Access Array Using Pointer in C

Access Array Using Pointer:
On this page we will discuss about access array using pointer in C language and write a program for it.This will help to understand the basic
structure of arrays and pointers.We can understand pointer as an variable which holds the address of another variable.

Access Array Using Pointer in C Language

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Array is collection of data items of homogeneous types at contiguous memory location.
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Array can be initialized at declaration where as pointer can’t be initialized at declaration.We can access
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Pointer to array means the pinter variable will hold the address to the first element of array of base
element of array let’s say p[0] where a is an array. Pointer in C
If we use * before pointer variable it will return the value store at the address.
Null Pointer

Example: Pointer to Pointer in C

int p[5] = {8, 9, 10, 11, 12};

int *ptr = p

Program 1:
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#include <stdio.h> Run

int main ()
{
int p[5] = { 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 }, i;
int *ptr = p;

for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)

printf ("&p[%d] = %p \t p[%d] = %d\n", i, ptr + i, i, *(ptr + i));

return 0;
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Output:

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&p[0] = 0x7ffeafbc9190 p[0] = 8

&p[1] = 0x7ffeafbc9194 p[1] = 9
&p[2] = 0x7ffeafbc9198 p[2] = 10
&p[3] = 0x7ffeafbc919c p[3] = 11
&p[4] = 0x7ffeafbc91a0 p[4] = 12

Program 2:Modifying Elements of Array Using

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#include<stdio.h>

int main ()
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int p[5] = { 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 }, i;
int *ptr = p;
*(ptr+3) = 16;

for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)

printf ("&p[%d] = %p \t p[%d] = %d\n", i, ptr + i, i, *(ptr + i));

return 0;
}
//4th element is modified from 11 to 16

Output:
&p[0] = 0x7ffef151f3c0 p[0] = 8
&p[1] = 0x7ffef151f3c4 p[1] = 9
&p[2] = 0x7ffef151f3c8 p[2] = 10
&p[3] = 0x7ffef151f3cc p[3] = 16
&p[4] = 0x7ffef151f3d0 p[4] = 12

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