Absolute Beginner’s Guide to C, 2nd Edition

25. How Are Arrays and Pointers Different?

They’re the Same Thing in C

In This Chapter

Array Names Are Pointers

266

Getting Down in the List

267

Characters and Pointers

268

Be Careful with Lengths

269

Arrays of Pointers

271

This chapter teaches how C’s array and pointer variables share a lot of principles. As a matter of fact, an array is a special kind of pointer. Because of their similarities, you can use pointer notation to get to array values, and you can use array notation to get to pointed-at values.

Fun Fact

A calendar is a real-life example of an array with 12 elements that store data.

Perhaps the most important reason to learn how ...