What will be the output of following program with explanation is appreciated ?

Question

#include <stdio.h>

int main()

{

    char    *str="IncludeHelp";

    printf("%c\n",*&*str);

    return 0;

}

Answer 1

Starting from inside towards the outside, in the expression *&*str:

str is a pointer to a character, followed by other characters

*str is the contents addressed by the pointer str: the first character of the sequence

&(*str) is the address of that contents: it is the same than str; in fact & and * nullify themselves, because one is the inverse of the other

* &*str is equivalent to *str, it is the first character of the sequence pointed to by str; its value is 'I'