Why cant I perform arithmetic on a void pointer?
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Why cant I perform arithmetic on a void pointer?
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The compiler doesn't know the size of the pointed-to objects. (Remember that pointer arithmetic is always in terms of the pointed-to size; Therefore, arithmetic on void *'s is disallowed (though some compilers allow it as an extension). Before performing arithmetic, convert the pointer either to char * or to the pointer type you're trying to manipulate
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