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From: fso10235@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: pointers to arrays
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Date: 17 Feb 89 16:40:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!fso10235    Feb 17 10:40:00 1989


In your example, you state that E is an "array" and
then go on to talk about &E.

E is actually an address itself; it is the address
of the first element of the array.  Putting brackets
after any number merely dereferences to that number
plus what is in the brackets.

This is in K&R, I believe.


Felix Ortony
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fortony@civilgate.ce.uiuc.edu