Re: strange problem

From:
"Alf P. Steinbach" <alfps@start.no>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Sun, 28 May 2006 06:08:45 +0200
Message-ID:
<4dsm2fF1bqumjU1@individual.net>
* junw2000@gmail.com:

The following code can be compiled. But When I run it, it causes
"Segmentation fault".

#include <iostream>

int main(){
  char **c1;

  *c1 = "HOW"; // LINE1

  std::cout <<"1"<<std::endl;

  ++(*c1);
  *c1 = "ARE";

  std::cout <<"2"<<std::endl;
  ++(*c1);
  *c1 = "YOU";
  std::cout <<"3"<<std::endl;
  std::cout <<*c1<<std::endl;
  (*c1)++;
  std::cout <<*c1<<std::endl;
  (*c1)++;
  std::cout <<*c1<<std::endl;

}

Why LINE1 causes "Segmentation fault"?


Dereferencing an uninitialized pointer - Undefined Behavior.

What is the correct way to write the above code?


Rather, what's a better way to use your compiler? Up the warning
levels. Ensure that you get a clean compile (no warnings), always.

To output the text "HOW ARE YOU", do

   std::cout << "HOW ARE YOU" << std::endl;

Just avoid pointers, they're dangerous.

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