Pointer question-C

Question

Anyone kindly tell the reason why the outputs are differ ?

#include<stdio.h>

int main()

{

 char *ptr = "geeksforgeeks";

 printf("%c\n", *&*&*ptr);

   

 getchar();

 return 0;

}

Output-g

 

#include<stdio.h> int main() {  char *ptr = "geeksforgeeks";  printf("%s\n", *&*&ptr);      getchar();  return 0; } Output-geeksforgeeks

Answer 1

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Comments

ohk i mdified a program a bit in second question *&*&*ptr is gave segmentation fault.could you pls tell why this?

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Summary of ur question

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
 char *ptr = "geeksforgeeks";
 printf("%s\n", *ptr);
 return 0;
}

*ptr means value at that location, it cannot be a string. Value at a location can only be a character. But u want to print total string. That is why it is giving segmentation fault

Answer 2

Because you are printing as string in second one if u put %c then the answer would be g again