* Vs ++ precedence in C

Question

I am not able to understand the output of the following C code :

#include
main()
{
   char * something = \"something\";
   printf(\"%c\", *someth         


        

Answer 1

It is pretty simple.

char * something = "something";

Assignment of pointer.

printf("%c\n", *something++);//equivalent to *(something++)

Pointer is incremented but the value before increment is dereferenced ans it is post-increment.

printf("%c\n", *something);//equivalent to *(something)

Pointer is now pointing to 'o' after increment in the previous statement.

printf("%c\n", *++something);//equivalent to *(++something)

Pointer is incremented to point to 'm' and dereferenced after incrementing the pointer as this is pre-increment.

printf("%c\n", *something++);//equivalent to *(something++)

Same as the first answer. Also notice '\n' at the end of every string in printf. It makes the output buffer flush and makes the line print. Always use a \n at the end of your printf.

You may want to look at this question as well.