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What is the most readable way of using address of an array element? I usually see &array[n] but I personally think array+n looks cleaner and more readable.
What do other C coders prefer?

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Go with whatever your coding standards say. – ChrisF♦ Apr 27 '11 at 12:46
I like &n[array] myself. – David Schwartz Aug 18 '11 at 23:34

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IMHO "address of an array element", when written in C, turns into &array[n]: since & is the address-of operator and array[n] is usually an array element, this seems to follow quite naturally from the language used in the question.

P.S. For those that also use other languages, this has the added benefit of also working with e.g. C++ std::vectors or D's arrays.

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If it is not nailed down by the coding standards, then I prefer to use &array[n] as I find I am ...

  1. more likely to understand the intent at a later time.
  2. less likely to make a pointer arithmetic goof.

Hope this helps.

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