From:	Boon van der RJ <rjvdboon AT sloep46 DOT cs DOT vu DOT nl>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Question about pointer
Date:	18 Sep 1998 11:08:01 GMT
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Walter Wong <h2owong AT hknet DOT com> wrote:
> Can anyone correct me if I am wrong.
> 
> 	int *b = &a      
> This line is same as
> 	int *b
> 	b = &a

you're right. (if `a' is a plain int.)

> also
> 
> This line	*a++ = *b++
> same as	a++; b++;
> 	*a = *b

dunno OTTOMH (of the top of my head). Check your private book about
C-programming which explains parameter precedence. If you're unsure,
just use parenthesis to make it explicit.
*(a++) = *(b++);   <==>   a++; b++; *a=*b;
Maybe time to test some simple programs so you get confident about
programming with pointers? Maybe time to read the book I suggested you
to buy yesterday, or read some on-line[1]? Maybe time to ask in
comp.lang.c (these kind of questions is not DJGPP specific)?

hth,
 Robert.

[1] Information about C programming on-line are at (among others):
The C coders homepage:
http://www.angelfire.com/sc/electron/
Coronado Enterprise Tutorials:
http://www.swcp.com/~dodrill/
ITI Developers Central tutorials:
http://devcentral.iftech.com/learning/tutorials/subcpp.asp/
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