Explain *a++ = *b++ (i.e. what does it mean, how it works)

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Explain *a++ = *b++  (i.e. what does it mean, how it works)

it is used to copy the contents from one address to another · Accepted Answer

The equivalent code to the above snippet is:
*a = *b;    //copy value of b to a
a++;         //increment pointer a
b++;        //increment pointer b

Anonymous · Answer

The value of a is incremented by 1 after *a++, but value of b is assigned later to it using equals. So, no matter the current value of a, the new value of a should be equal to current value of b. Also, the value of b is incremented at *b++. So for example, current value of *a = 0 or anything else and *b =3 then the new value will be *a = 3 and *b=4.

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