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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T04:00:52+00:00 2026-06-05T04:00:52+00:00

Possible Duplicate: Why do these two pointer subtractions give different results? char arr[] =

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Why do these two pointer subtractions give different results?

char arr[] = "stackoverflow";
char *p1 = arr;
char *p2 = arr + 3;
printf("%d",  (int*)p2 - (int*)p1);

it’s answer is 0..Can you explain why is it so ?

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    2026-06-05T04:00:53+00:00Added an answer on June 5, 2026 at 4:00 am

    Because p2 - p1 is < sizeof (int). So (int *) p2 - (int *) p1 == 0, the number of int elements between the two pointers.

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