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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>

#define log_int(n) printf("%s == %d\n", #n, (n))
#define log_long(n) printf("%s == %ld\n", #n, (n))
#define log_addr(n) printf("%s == %p\n", #n, (void*)(n))

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    // type of numbers is int[5]
    int numbers[] = {10, 11, 12, 13, 18};
    log_long(sizeof(numbers));

    //int* a_numbers0 = numbers;
    //type of a_numbers0 is int*
    int* a_numbers0 = &(numbers[0]);
    log_long(sizeof(a_numbers0));
    log_addr(numbers);
    log_addr(a_numbers0);

    int* a_numbers2 = &(numbers[2]);
    log_addr(a_numbers2);
    log_addr(numbers + 2);

    log_int(numbers[2]);
    log_int(*a_numbers2);
    log_int(*(numbers + 2));
    log_int(a_numbers2[0]);

    // addr[i] === *(addr + i)
    // addr[0] === *addr
    
    log_long(a_numbers2 - a_numbers0);


    int numbers2[] = {10, 11, 12, 13, 18};
    log_addr(numbers2);
    // this is not comparing values in the array
    // this is comparing the array addresses
    if (numbers == numbers2) {
        printf("Array addresses are equal\n");
    } else {
        printf("Array addresses are not equal\n");
    }
    // we can compare values by dereferencing
    // would want a loop to compare all values
    if (*numbers == *numbers2) {
        printf("Array first values are equal\n");
    } else {
        printf("Array first values are not equal\n");
    }

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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