Can anyone explain the output?

Question

int main(){
char *p = "abcde";
cout << *p++;
// consider necessary files are included
}
output ::
a

//actually i want to know what is happening in line 3. please explain it....

Answer 1

*p is a pointer to the string. It points to the 1st char which is "a" here.
3rd line prints the value of *p (i.e. a) and increments the pointer to make it point to b.
If you write cout << *p; after 3rd line, you will see output as b.

Answer 2

ok i got it thanks.....