pointer strings

[manichandra]

output of this

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int main()
{
char s[]="MANI";
char *p;
p=s;
*p = "CUCKOO";

//*(p+1)='C';
//*(p+2) = 'B';
//*(p+3) = 'D';

printf("%s\n",s);
printf("%s\n",p);
return 0;
}

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eANI
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y can't we male p to pint to other straining "CUCKOO" ?

 

[xwb]

Does it even compile?

*p = "CUCKOO" reads char = char*. That won't compile at all

Try

p = "CUCKOO";

 

[manichandra]

then how its working ???


int main()
{
char *p = "CUCKOO";
printf("%s\n",p);
return 0;
}

output:

CUCKOO