What is the difference between char a[] = “string”; and char *p = “string”;? - In the first case 6 bytes are allocated to the variable a which is fixed, where as in the second case if *p is assigned to some other value the allocate memory can change.

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Question: What is the difference between char a[] = “string”; and char *p = “string”;?

Answer: In the first case 6 bytes are allocated to the variable a which is fixed, where as in the second case if *p is assigned to some other value the allocate memory can change.

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