Pointer to an array and Array of pointers

Question

As I am just a learner, I am confused about the above question. How is a pointer to an array different from array of pointers? Please explain it to me, as I will have to exp

Answer 1

An array of pointers is this - int* arr[3]; will contain multiple pointers pointing to 3 different variables Pointer to an array is this - int (*arr)[3]; will point to first element of an array of 3 elements

Below is a sample code which might help you more

    int array[3];
array[0] = 1;
array[1] = 2;
array[2] = 3;

int* point = array; // pointer of an array


int* points[3];

points[0] = &array[0];
points[1] = &array[1];
points[2] = &array[2]; // an array of pointer