Pointers into Arrays

Q.

What is the output of this program?

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   #include 
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   using namespace std;
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   int main()
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   {
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       int i;
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       char *arr[] = {"C", "C++", "Java", "VBA"};
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       char *(*ptr)[4] = &arr;
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       cout << ++(*ptr)[2];
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       return 0;
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   }

A. ava

B. java

C. c++

D. compile time error

Answer & Explanation

Answer : Option A

Explanation :

In this program we are moving the pointer from first position to second position and printing the

remaining value.
Output:
$ g++ point1.cpp
$ a.out
ava