Pointers
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Find out the output for the following programs.
1) #include <stdio.h >
int main()
int *p = 10;
printf(“ %u\n”, (unsigned int)p); //print the 10 but next line it will give an error
printf(“%d\n”,*p);
2) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
int *ptr, a = 10;
ptr = &a; // giving the address to the pointer
*ptr += 1; // changing the value * means change the address
printf("%d,%d/n", *ptr, a); // output is 11,11/n because the format is /n not \n
3) #include<stdio.h> //i don’t know how the ans is came
int main()
int x = -300;
unsigned char *p;
p = &x;
printf(“%d\n”,*p++); //212
printf(“%d\n”,*p);//254
4) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
int x = 256;
char *p = &x;
*++p = 2; // the bit is set 512 so
printf(“%d”,x); //printing the decimal value
5) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
int x = 300;
if(*(char *)&x == 44) // it will take just first byte (0010 1100)=44
printf(“Little Endian\n”); // print little endian
else
printf(“Big Endian\n”);
6) #include <stdio.h>
void main()
int x = 0;
int *ptr = &5; // we can not assign a const add it will give lvalue error
printf("%p\n", ptr);
7) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
int const *p = 5;
int q;
p = &q;
printf(“%d”,++(*p)); //we can not modify the *p we use int const *p thats why
8) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
int x = 10;
int const * const p; //at the declaration time we have to give the address other wise it will
not accept the address also and we can not modify the data also
p = &x; //we can not assign the address because it is in read only coundition
printf(“%d\n”, *p);
9) #include <stdio.h>
int x = 0;
void main()
int *const ptr = &x;
printf("%p\n", ptr);
ptr++; // read only coundition
printf("%p\n ", ptr);
10) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
const int ary[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
int *p;
p = ary + 3; //this is giving the address of 3rd position
*p = 5; //modifying the 3 to 5
printf("%d\n", ary[3]);
11) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
int ary[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
int *p = ary + 3; //pointing to the 3rd position
printf("%d\n", p[-2]); // printing the 2 value 2nd no of the arry
12) #include <stdio.h>
void main()
char *s= "hello";
char *p = s + 2; //pointing on first L
printf("%c\t%c", *p, s[1]); // printing first L and s[1] is e
}
13) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
void *p;
int a[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
p = &a[3]; // giving address of 3rd digit
int *ptr = &a[2]; // pointing to 2nd digit
int n = (int*)p - ptr; // substracting the value 4-3=1
printf("%d\n", n); // output 1
14) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
int a[ ] = {10,20,30,40,50},i;
char *p = a;
for(i=0;i<5;i++)
printf(“%d “,*p++); //take only one byte the out put is 10 0 0 0 20
15) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
int a[]={10,20,30,40,50};
char *p;
p=(char *)a;
printf("%d\n",*((int *)p+4)); // just print 50 because ‘a’ stores base add. And in that
explicite type conversion so int+4=last add. That’s why
16) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
double *ptr = (double *)100; // the given is address
ptr = ptr + 2; // it will give 116 double is 8 byte
printf("%u\n", ptr);// output 116
17) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
int i = 10;
void *p = &i;
printf("%d\n", (int *)*p); // we can not use such type of statement *p is wrong for printing
the void pointer
// printf("%d\n", *(int*)p); // this statement is correct bt it is in comment so it will give an error
return 0;
18) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
int a[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
void *p = &a[1]; //giving the address of array a[1]=....12
void *ptr = &a[2]; //giving the address or the a[2]=....16
int n = 1;
n = ptr - p;// substracting the address 16-12=4
printf("%d\n", n);//4
19) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
int *p = (int *)2;
int *q = (int *)3;
printf("%d", p + q); // we can do only substraction no other operation is performed on
address
20) Which of the following operand can be applied to pointers p and q?
(Assuming initialization as int *a = (int *)2; int *b = (int *)3;)
a) a + b
b) a – b // only subtract is possible
c) a * b
d) a / b
Ans: b)
21) Which of following logical operation can be applied to pointers?
(Assuming initialization int *a = 2; int *b = 3;)
a) a | b
b) a ^ b
c) a & b
d) None of the mentioned
Ans: d)
22) #include <stdio.h>
void main()
char *s = "hello";
char *n = "cjn";
char *p = s + n; //we cannot add pointer
4 printf("%c\t%c", *p, s[1]);
23) #include <stdio.h>
void m(int *p)
int i = 0;
for(i = 0;i < 5; i++)
printf("%d\t", p[i]); //6 5 3 0 0
void main()
int a[5] = {6, 5, 3}; // partially initialize array so it will give other value are zero
m(&a);//calling function
24)#include <stdio.h>
void foo(int*);
int main()
int i = 10,j=20,*p = &i;
foo(p++);
foo(p);
void foo(int *p)
printf("%d\n", *p);
25)#include <stdio.h>
int main()
int i = 97, *p = &i;
foo(&i);// don’t define the function it will give the error
printf("%d ", *p);
void foo(int *p) //
int j = 2;
p = &j;
printf("%d ", *p);
26) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
const int ary[4] = {1,2,3,4}; // we can just read only we cannot modify the array
int *p = ary+3;
*p = 5;
ary[3] = 6;
printf(“%d”,ary[3]);
27) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
char *p = “Hai friends”, *p1 = p;
while(*p!='\0');
++*p++;
printf(“%s %s\n”,p,p1);
28) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
char *x = “VECTOR”;
printf(“%s\n”,x+3); //it will print the TOR from 3 it will print
printf(“%d\n”+1,123456); // 1 print from left to right
29) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
char a[ ] = “abcdefgh”;
int *ptr = a;
printf(“%x %x\n”,ptr[0],ptr[1]);
30) #include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
int main()
char *str = "hello, world\n";
char *strc = "good morning\n";
strcpy(strc, str);
printf("%s\n", strc);
return 0;
31)#include <stdio.h>
int main()
char *str = "hello world";
char strc[50] = "good morning india\n";
strcpy(strc, str); // copy the content of *str into strc
printf("%s\n", strc); //it will print hello world
return 0;
}
32) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
char *str = "hello, world\n";
str[5] = '.';
printf("%s\n", str);
return 0;
33) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
char str[] = "hello, world";
str[5] = '.'; // it will replace the , to .
printf("%s\n", str); // the output is hello.world
return 0;
34) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
char *str = "hello world"; // it is pointer so size is 4 byte
char strary[] = "hello world"; // it is char array and the given array is string \0 is added
automatically size is 12
printf("%d %d\n", sizeof(str), sizeof(strary));
return 0;
35) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
char *str = "hello world";
char strary[] = "hello world";
printf("%d %d\n", strlen(str), strlen(strary)); // it is printing the length so both length is 11
return 0;
36) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
int a = 5,b = 4,c = 9;
*(a>b ? &a : &b) = (a+b)>c; // a+b>c is false so it return 0 and it is stored in the a address
means a modify
printf(“%d %d\n”,a,b); // so output is 0 4
37) Find the sizeof any datatype with out using sizeof operator. (Hint : Use pointers)
38) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
int i;
double a = 5.2;
char *ptr;
ptr = (char *)&a;
for(i=0;i<=7;i++)
printf(“%d\n”,*ptr++);
return 0;
}
39) Correct the following program.
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
void *p; // we can change void to int also
int **ptr;
int a = 129;
p = &a;
ptr = &p;
printf(“ p = %d p = %u &p = %u\n”, *p, p, &p); //other is we can change *p to (int *)p is
correct
40) #include<stdio.h>
main()
char a[20];
char *p,*q;
p=&a[0];
q=&a[10];
printf("%d %d\n",q-p,&q-&p);
41) #include<stdio.h>
main()
int a=0x12345678;
void *ptr;
ptr=&a;
printf("0x%x\n",*(int *)&*&*(char*)ptr);
42) #include<stdio.h>
main()
int a[5]={1,2,3,4,5};
int *ptr=(int *)(&a+1);
printf("%d %d\n",*(a+1),*(ptr-1));
printf("%d %d\n",*(a+1),*(ptr));
43) #include <stdio.h>
void main()
char *s= "hello";
char *p = s;
printf("%c\t%c", 1[p], s[1]); // we can use this 1[p] it will print the 1st block of the array
44) #include<stdio.h>
main()
char a[]="abcde";
char *p=a;
p++; // address is increment by 1 byte
p++; // again address id increment by 1byte
p[2]='z'; // here p is changing the value of e because it will change the 2nd position
printf("%s",p); // cdz ci is on 0th position
45) #include<stdio.h>
main()
{
char a[]=”ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ”;
int i,*p = a;
for(i=0;i<5;i++)
printf(“%d\t”,*p++);
46) #include<stdio.h>
main()
char a[]=”abcdef”;
char *ptr1 = a;
ptr1 = ptr1+(strlen(ptr1)-1);
printf(“%c”, --*ptr1--);
printf(“%c”,--*--ptr1);
printf(“%c”,--*(ptr1--));
printf(“%c”,--*(--ptr1));
printf(“%c”,*ptr1);
47) #include<stdio.h>
char *str1 = “Hello”;
char *str2 = “Hai”;
char *str3;
str3 = strcat(str1,str2);
printf(“%s %s\n”,str3,str1);
int main()
return 0;
48) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
char a[]=”Hello”;
char *p=”Hai”;
a=”Hai”;
p=”Hello”;
printf(“%s %s\n”,a,p);
return 0;
49) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
int i,n;
char *x=”Alice”;
n=strlen(x);
*x=x[n];
for(i=0;i<=n;i++)
printf(“%s”,x);
x++;
printf(“%s\n”,x);
return 0;
50) #include<stdio.h>
char *str=”char *str=%c%s%c;main(){printf(str,34,str,34);}”;
int main()
printf(str,34,str,34);
return 0;
51) #include <stdio.h>
void f(char *k)
k++;
k[2] = 'm';
printf("%c\n", *k);
void main()
{
char s[] = "hello";
f(s);
printf("%s\n",s);
52) #include<stdio.h>
void t1(char *q);
main()
char *p;
p = “abcder”;
t1(p);
void t1(char *q)
{
if(*q!='r')
putchar(*q);
t1(q++);
53) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
int i;
float a=5.2;
char *ptr;
ptr=(char *)&a;
for(i=0;i<=3;i++)
printf("%d ",*ptr++);
return 0;
54) #include <stdio.h>
void foo( int[] );
int main()
int ary[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
foo(ary);
printf("%d ", ary[0]);
void foo(int p[4])
int i = 10;
p = &i;
printf("%d ", p[0]);
55) #include <stdio.h>
void main()
int k = 5;
int *p = &k;
int **m = &p;
**m = 10;
printf("%d%d%d\n", k, *p, **m);
}
56) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
int a = 1, b = 2, c = 3;
int *ptr1 = &a, *ptr2 = &b, *ptr3 = &c;
int **sptr = &ptr1;
printf("%d ",**sptr);
*sptr = ptr2;
printf(("%d ",**sptr);
57) #include <stdio.h>
void main()
int a[3] = {1, 2, 3};
int *p = a;
int *r = &p;
printf("%d\n", (**r));
58) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
int i = 97, *p = &i;
foo(&p);
printf("%d ", *p);
return 0;
void foo(int **p)
int j = 2;
*p = &j;
printf("%d ", **p);
59) #include <stdio.h>
void foo(int *const *p);
int main()
int i = 11;
int *p = &i;
foo(&p);
printf("%d ", *p);
void foo(int *const *p)
int j = 10;
*p = &j;
printf("%d ", **p);
60) #include <stdio.h>
void foo(int **const p);
int main()
int i = 10;
int *p = &i;
foo(&p);
printf("%d ", *p);
void foo(int **const p)
int j = 11;
*p = &j;
printf("%d ", **p);
61) #include <stdio.h>
int *f();
int main()
int *p = f();
printf("%d\n", *p);
int *f()
int *j = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int));
*j = 10;
return j;
}
62) #include <stdio.h>
void main()
char *a[10] = {"hi", "hello", "how"};
int i = 0;
for (i = 0;i < 10; i++)
printf("%s ", *(a[i]));
63) #include <stdio.h>
void main()
char *a[10] = {"hi", "hello", "how"};
int i = 0, j = 0;
a[0] = "hey"; // modifying the “hi” to “hey”
for (i = 0;i < 10; i++)
printf("%s ", a[i]); //printing the the 10 char
64) #include <stdio.h>
void main()
char *a[10] = {"hi", "hello", "how"};
printf("%d\n", sizeof(a));
65) #include <stdio.h>
void main()
char *a[10] = {"hi", "hello", "how"};
printf("%d\n", sizeof(a[1]));
66) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
char a[2][6] = {"hello", "hi"};
printf("%s ", *a + 1);
return 0;
67) #include <stdio.h>
int main()
char *a[2] = {"hello", "hi"};
printf("%s\n", *(a + 1));
return 0;
68) #include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
while (argc--)
printf("%s\n", argv[argc]);
return 0;
69) #include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
while (*argv++ != NULL)
printf("%s\n", *argv);
return 0;
70) #include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
while (*argv != NULL)
printf("%s\n", *(argv++));
return 0;
71) #include<stdio.h>
int main(int sizeofargv, char *argv[])
while(sizeofargv)
printf(“%s ”,argv[--sizeofargv]);
return 0;
} if i/p is sample friday tuesday sunday
72) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
char *str[]={“Progs”,”Do”,”Not”,”Die”,”They”,”Croak!”};
printf(“%d %d”,sizeof(str),strlen(str[0]));
return 0;
73) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
static char *s[]={“black”,”white”,”pink”,”violet”};
char **ptr[]={s+3,s+2,s+1,s},***p;
p = ptr;
printf(“%s\n”,**p+1);
return 0;
74) #include<stdio.h>
main()
char *m[]={“jan”,”feb”,”mar”};
char d[][10] = {“sun”,”mon”,”tue”};
printf(“%s\t”,m[1]);
printf(“%s\t”,d[1]);
75) #include<stdio.h>
void fun(char **);
int main()
char *argv[]={“ab”,”cd”,”ef”,”gh”};
fun(argv);
return 0;
void fun(char **p)
char *t;
t=(p+=sizeof(int))[-1];
printf(“%s\n”,t);
76) #include <stdio.h>
void first()
printf("first");
void second()
first();
void third()
second();
void main()
{
void (*ptr)();
ptr = third;
ptr();
77) #include <stdio.h>
int add(int a, int b)
return a + b;
int main()
int (*fn_ptr)(int, int);
fn_ptr = add;
printf("The sum of two numbers is: %d\n", (int)fn_ptr(2, 3));
78) #include <stdio.h>
int mul(int a, int b, int c)
return a * b * c;
void main()
int (*function_pointer)(int, int, int);
function_pointer = mul;
printf("The product of three numbers is:%d",function_pointer(2, 3, 4));
}
79) #include<stdio.h>
int fun(int (*)());
int main()
fun(main);
printf(“Hi\n”);
return 0;
int fun(int (*p)())
printf(“Hello\n”);
return 0;
80) #include<stdio.h>
int main()
char *p = “Hello World”;
printf(p);
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