C Pointers to Arrays

pointers_to_arrays.c

    /* ====================================================================== */
    /* Pointers to Arrays */
    /* ====================================================================== */

    // point to first item in an array
    char arr[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
    // apply the address operator to the first element in the array
    char *arrPtr = &arr[0]; // without address operator you would get a value
    // C compiler treats the array name (arr) without subscript ([])
    // as a pointer to the array.
    // assignment without subscript has the effect of producing a pointer
    // to the first element.
    char *arrPtr2 = arr;