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	1	#include <stdio.h>
	2
	3	int main() {
	4	int x[] = {10, 20, 30};
	5	int* p = &x[1]; // pointer into middle
	6	char* fruit[3] = {"apples",
	7	"bananas",
	8	"cherries"};
	9
	10	printf("I have %d %s\n", *p, fruit[1]);
	11	return 0;
	12	}

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main

array

0	1	2
int 10	int 20	int 30

pointer to int

fruit

array

0	1	2
pointer to char	pointer to char	pointer to char

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array

0	1	2	3	4	5	6
char 'a'	char 'p'	char 'p'	char 'l'	char 'e'	char 's'	char '\0'

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array

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
char 'b'	char 'a'	char 'n'	char 'a'	char 'n'	char 'a'	char 's'	char '\0'

(this is in read-only storage, not the heap)

array

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
char 'c'	char 'h'	char 'e'	char 'r'	char 'r'	char 'i'	char 'e'	char 's'	char '\0'

(this is in read-only storage, not the heap)

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#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
  int A[6] = {4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42};
  
  printf("A: %p\n", A);
  printf("&A: %p\n", &A);
  printf("&A[0]: %p\n", &A[0]);
  printf("&A[2]: %p\n\n", &A[2]);
  
  printf("A[0]: %d\n", A[0]);
  printf("*A: %d\n\n", *A);
  
  printf("A[2]: %d\n", A[2]);
  printf("*(A+2): %d\n", *(A+2));
  printf("2[A]: %d\n", 2[A]);
}
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