Pointer Arithmetic in C++

Pointer Arithmetic in C++ — a practical guide to C++ pointer arithmetic with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Prefer iterators/indices over raw pointer arithmetic in application code.

Pointer arithmetic

int a[3] = {10, 20, 30};
int* p = a;
std::cout << *(p + 1) << 'n'; // 20