Pointer Arithmetic

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What is Pointer Arithmetic?

Pointer arithmetic lets you add or subtract integers from a pointer to move it to a different memory location, with the step size automatically scaled by the size of the type the pointer points to. This is the mechanism behind array indexing, since arr[i] is equivalent to *(arr + i). Moving a pointer outside the bounds of the array or object it refers to, then dereferencing it, results in undefined behavior.

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