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C++ Pointers vs Arrays

程序员文章站 2022-03-01 17:21:32
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Pointers and arrays are strongly related. In fact, pointers and arrays are interchangeable in many cases. For example, a pointer that points to the beginning of an array can access that array by using either pointer arithmetic or array-style indexing. Consider the following program −

#include <iostream>
 
using namespace std;
const int MAX = 3;
 
int main () {
   int  var[MAX] = {10, 100, 200};
   int  *ptr;
 
   // let us have array address in pointer.
   ptr = var;
   
   for (int i = 0; i < MAX; i++) {
      cout << "Address of var[" << i << "] = ";
      cout << ptr << endl;
 
      cout << "Value of var[" << i << "] = ";
      cout << *ptr << endl;
 
      // point to the next location
      ptr++;
   }
   
   return 0;
}

When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces result something as follows −

Address of var[0] = 0xbfa088b0
Value of var[0] = 10
Address of var[1] = 0xbfa088b4
Value of var[1] = 100
Address of var[2] = 0xbfa088b8
Value of var[2] = 200

However, pointers and arrays are not completely interchangeable. For example, consider the following program −

#include <iostream>
 
using namespace std;
const int MAX = 3;
 
int main () {
   int  var[MAX] = {10, 100, 200};
 
   for (int i = 0; i < MAX; i++) {
      *var = i;    // This is a correct syntax
      var++;       // This is incorrect.
   }
   
   return 0;
}

It is perfectly acceptable to apply the pointer operator * to var but it is illegal to modify var value. The reason for this is that var is a constant that points to the beginning of an array and can not be used as l-value.

Because an array name generates a pointer constant, it can still be used in pointer-style expressions, as long as it is not modified. For example, the following is a valid statement that assigns var[2] the value 500 −

*(var + 2) = 500;

Above statement is valid and will compile successfully because var is not changed.
参考:
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/cplusplus/cpp_pointers_vs_arrays.htm

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