Re: How to increment both the pointer and the content of the pointer

From:
"Ben" <boningho@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
Sun, 21 May 2006 21:30:47 -0400
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Dear John,

This is GREAT, thanks you a lot.

Ben

"John Carson" <jcarson_n_o_sp_am_@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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"Ben" <boningho@gmail.com> wrote in message
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How do you increment a pointer to an integer
(increment both the pointer and the content of the pointer)?


How about:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
   int array[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9};
   size_t arraySize = sizeof(array)/sizeof(array[0]);
   int *ptr = array;

   // display initial array
   for(size_t i=0; i<arraySize; ++i)
       cout << array[i] << '\n';

   cout << "\n\n";

   // do the incrementing
   while (ptr != array+arraySize )
   {
       ++*ptr;
       ++ptr;
   }

   // display modified array
   for(size_t i=0; i<arraySize; ++i)
       cout << array[i] << '\n';

   return 0;
}

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