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Void pointer

Can the pointer arithmetic be done ou the void pointer?

If not, Then how to increment a void pointer having address of integer or any other data type

please explain with an example
Mar 27 '09 #1
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The compiler does not know how large a 'void' is, so incrementing void pointers isn't wise. If you know what the type of data is then just cast to a pointer of that type and then increment.

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  1. void *v_ptr = &somedata;
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  3. int *i_ptr = (int*)v_ptr;
  4. printf("here's the next int: %d", ++i);
  5.  
Clearly, this isn't the best example but you get the idea.
Mar 27 '09 #2

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