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Chris Taylor
3,446 Pointssecond element in array
I don't get why this is correct char letters [ ] = {'a','b','c','d'};
letters [1];
wouldn't it be letter[4];
2 Answers
Stone Preston
42,016 Pointsthe second element in the array is letters[1] since array indexes start at 0. the first element is letters[0], the second is letters[1], the third is letters[2] and the fourth is letters[3].
letters[4] is out of the bounds of the array.
Chris Taylor
3,446 Pointsalright got ya