/* Fig. 7.11: fig07_11.c
   Printing a string one character at a time using
   a non-constant pointer to constant data */

#include <stdio.h>

void printCharacters( const char *sPtr );

int main()
{
   /* initialize char array */
   char string[] = "print characters of a string"; 

   printf( "The string is:\n" );
   printCharacters( string );
   printf( "\n" );

   return 0; /* indicates successful termination */

} /* end main */

/* sPtr cannot modify the character to which it points,
   i.e., sPtr is a "read-only" pointer */
void printCharacters( const char *sPtr )
{
   /* loop through entire string */
   for ( ; *sPtr != '\0'; sPtr++ ) {   /* no initialization */
      printf( "%c", *sPtr );
   } /* end for */

} /* end function printCharacters */



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