pointer

[vgd]

char c "GATE2011";
char *p =c;
printf "%s", p+p 3 p 1 ;
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the output is 2011
can any one explain how?

[Ancient Dragon]

Please post the entire code that will actually compile. That means adding all the parentheses, commas and semicolons, as well as the function.

[TrustyTony]

I doubt "GATE2001" is something what can be put in a char, for example.

[vgd]

What does the following fragment of C-program print?
char c[]="GATE2011";
char *p =c;
printf ("%s", p+p[3]+p[1]);
the ans is 2011
how?

[Ancient Dragon]

The program you posted is still wrong. The answer would be undefined because p[3] = the letter 'E' and p[1] is the letter 'A'. so p+'E'+'A' = p+69+65, or 127 bytes beyond the end of the buffer. Where did I get those numbers? From any ascii chart, like this one.

[vgd]

the question i have posted is the question of gate 2011(cse).

[zaraki]

The code shall print garbage value. Here's why..
p[3] = E ascii code 69, p[1] = A ascii code 65. But p is a itself pointer location.
so p+p[3]+p[1], will point to the memory location 126 specs beyond the base address of the array c[]. Hence the printed value will be garbage. if you are sure about the result then please post the entire code.the provided fragment doesn't make sense.

[smilenow]

the answer is 2011

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
    char c[]="gate2011";
    char *p=c;
    printf("%s",p+p[3]+p[1]);
    getch();
}

But really i cannot find out that how did it came.printing p[3]or for any i palone does not give any thing except garbage value ,on the other hand printing p gives gate2011.
can anyone explain?plzzz

[smilenow]

I doubt "GATE2001" is something what can be put in a char, for example.

y? sure it char be,provided it is an array of char....(array of char is string...remember??)

[TrustyTony]

You need group of charss to put string to. Char you can put in integer, for example, as it is one smallish integer in C.

[smilenow]

the answer is 2011

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
    char c[]="gate2011";
    char *p=c;
    printf("%s",p+p[3]-p[1]);
    getch();
}

But really i cannot find out that how did it came.printing p[3]or for any i palone does not give any thing except garbage value ,on the other hand printing p gives gate2011.
can anyone explain?plzzz

its p+p[3]-p[1],not p+p[3]+p[1],hence 2011 is the output...

[Ancient Dragon]

its p+p[3]-p[1],not p+p[3]+p[1],hence 2011 is the output...

Not possible.

p[3] == '2' == 50 (see any ascii chart for values)

p[1] == 'a' == 97

Therefore: 50 - 97 == -47, which is a negative value, so the result of p+p[3]-p[1] == 47 bytes before p.

[Santi1986]

the answer is 2011

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
    char c[]="gate2011";
    char *p=c;
    printf("%s",p+p[3]+p[1]);
    getch();
}

But really i cannot find out that how did it came.printing p[3]or for any i palone does not give any thing except garbage value ,on the other hand printing p gives gate2011.
can anyone explain?plzzz

change this

printf("%s",p+p[3]+p[1]);
}

printf("%s",p+3+1); // printf("%s",p+p[3]-p[1]); 
}

i don knw how u compiled tat or rather wot u compiled tat on....

[smilenow]

I GOT IT... printf("%s",p+p[3]+p[1])
here p is a pointer pointing to the string so it will contain the base address of "gate 2011"
p[3]=e [ascii code=69] and
p[1]=a [ascii code=65]
and p[3]-p[1]=69-65=4
and p+4 means incrementing p by 4,pointer p will now point to 2
and when we print the pointer with specifier %s it prints the string with base address starting at p+4.
hence output is 2011...

[smilenow]

Not possible.

p[3] == '2' == 50 (see any ascii chart for values)

p[1] == 'a' == 97

Therefore: 50 - 97 == -47, which is a negative value, so the result of p+p[3]-p[1] == 47 bytes before p.

p[3]=e[ascii code=69]and p[1]=a[ascii code=65]
therefore 69-65=4 which is a+ve value makes ponter p move ahead 4 bytes