Source of cstrptr.cpp

Structures and functions

  1: // Filename: CSTRPTR.CPP
  2: // Purpose:  Illustrates the connection between pointers and C-strings.

  4: #include <iostream>
  5: using namespace std;

  7: int main()
  8: {
  9:     cout << "\nThis program illustrates pointers with C-strings."
 10:          << "\nStudy the source code and the output simultaneously.\n\n";

 12:     char str[] = "Springtime";


 15:     char* cPtr = str;
 16:     while (*cPtr != '\0')
 17:     {
 18:         cout << *cPtr;  // Output the ***character*** pointed to
 19:         cPtr++;
 20:     }
 21:     cout << endl << endl;


 24:     cPtr = str;
 25:     while (*cPtr != '\0')
 26:     {
 27:         cout << cPtr << endl;  // Output the ***string*** pointed to
 28:         cPtr++;
 29:     }
 30:     cout << endl << endl;

 32:     return 0;
 33: }