Address of Pointer_variable of Integer

badhan

#include <iostream>

using namespace ::std;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
  int var[] = {20,40,20};
  cout <<var <<" " <<&var;
}

OutPut:
0x7fff7312b560 0x7fff7312b560

my Question is:
Why do i get the same address ? is var[] a pointer_variable? If yes, how can i see the address of this Pointer_variable ?

thank you for any single tips.
regards
Buddy

supertux

I cannot compile this with my C compiler, I wonder why...

var behaves like a pointer but it is an array stored at the address &var . In the case std::cout << var it is implicitly casted to a pointer that points to the start of the array, hence its the same value as &var and even &(var[0]) .

btw: C++ question do not belong in the ANSI C Forum.

badhan

thanks for the reply.
Superb explained.

regards
Buddy