I have the following code:
int *pa;
int a[3] = {1, 2, 3};
Why pa = a is ok, but a = pa is not allowed?
I have the following code: int *pa; int a[3] = {1, 2, 3}; Why
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I have the following code:
int *pa;
int a[3] = {1, 2, 3};
Why pa = a is ok, but a = pa is not allowed?
The main difference is that type of
ais still an array but it just decays into a pointer when you dopa=a;.pawill now point to the first element of the array not the entire array itself. When you doa=pait doesnot make any sense as you are trying point a datatype which is holding 3 integers to a type which can point only to a single integer.