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Arrays are not pointers, const or otherwise. In many contexts, the type of an array identifier will implicitly be converted from "N-element array of T" to "pointer to T", but this does not make an array a pointer.

John Bode
– John Bode

2009-08-27 00:59:07 +00:00
Commented Aug 27, 2009 at 0:59
agreed.. mistake admitted.. thanks for the clarification John.

mkamthan
– mkamthan

2009-08-27 15:28:39 +00:00
Commented Aug 27, 2009 at 15:28
@JohnBode I also have misconception of thinking array as a const pointer.can you cite few more resource to clear my misconception

user3820950
– user3820950

2014-11-17 21:44:17 +00:00
Commented Nov 17, 2014 at 21:44

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