What is the difference between char *a and char a[]?

• char *a is character pointer and char a[] is char array
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• char *a means a is a pointer to an array of elements which are of character type whereas char a[] means a is an array of elements which are of character type.
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• Pointer having type for accessing type variable
  here the char *a;
  a is the pointer type of char it's locate on 1 byte data..
  another pointer types are int *a,float *a,void *a(accessing all types of variables through typecasting)
  whereas char a[] is an array type charecter
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• char*p is a variable
  but a char a[] is an array
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• char *a=it points the character a.it represents address.
  char a[]=it points the array of a.it has data.
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• char *a is the address of the a value.
  char a[] is the array of the a.
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• char *a is character pointer where as char a[] is a character array.
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• one is pointer other is array
  
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• char *a="hai"; is written then the string is stored in the read only memory location and any modifications in this can be illegal. char []="hai"; then this is also stored in read only memory location but it can be modified.
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• char *a--->pointer variable returns character value or pointing to character,
  
  char a[] or char *(a+null) --->character array pointing to null values which is starting address of an array values,,,,(note: array itself is pointing to an address implicitly we can call this as array pointer --->pointing address)
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• char *a is a value of character type at address a and char a[] is an array which stores the values of character type
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• char *a is used to store the address of the character a
  char a[] is used to create an character array means string
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