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Question

What is the output of this program?

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
	char *ptr;
	char string[] = "Hello 2017";
	ptr = string;
	ptr += 4;
	printf("%s",++ptr);
} 

• A. Hello 2017
• B. ello 2017
• C.  2017
• D. o 2017

Answer 1

ptr += 4; // leave 4 element
printf("%s",++ptr); //increment pointer.

i.e. leave 5 element and after that print untill null is encountered.
 2017

Answer 2

initialy ptr point to H

string will be start printing after 5 character from H

so o/p is 2017