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An array name with an index yields a pointer to the start of the array

/*
C#: The Complete Reference 
by Herbert Schildt 

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002)
ISBN: 0072134852
*/


/* An array name with an index yields a pointer to the 
   start of the array. */ 
 
using System; 
 
public class PtrArray { 
  unsafe public static void Main() { 
    int[] nums = new int[10]; 
 
    fixed(int* p = &nums[0], p2 = nums) { 
      if(p == p2) 
        Console.WriteLine("p and p2 point to same address."); 
    } 
  } 
}


           
       

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