What exactly is the array name in c?

Question

I am having a tough time understanding the type and use of the name of the array in C. It might seems a long post but please bear with me.

I understand that the foll

Answer 1

In answer to question 1, this is simply an aspect of the C language as designed, unlike most other modern languages C/C++ allows direct manipulation of addresses in memory and has built in facilities to 'understand' that. There are many articles online that explain this better than I could in this small space. Here is one and I am sure there are many others: http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/c/lesson8.html