K&R's strcpy function - problem with pointers

[jacek]

For example, this will not be true: if char s[]="hello"; then s[3] = *(s + 3) -- correct?

No, s is also a pointer. This inconsistency is a real problem in C and C++.

#include <stdio.h>
 
int main()
{
   char s[] = "hello";
 
   printf( "%c\n", s[3] );
   printf( "%c\n", *(s+3) );
 
   return 0;
}

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
   char s[] = "hello";

   printf( "%c\n", s[3] );
   printf( "%c\n", *(s+3) );

   return 0;
}

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