For programming C:   void chang_pointer(char* bytes_array) { bytes_array = bytes_array + 2; } int main() { bytes_array[1000] = "Hello!\nthis is Man speaking\nHow are u\n"; change_pointer(bytes_array); printf("%s\n",bytes_array); } My question: I have called the "change_pointer()" function to update the char pointer "bytes_array", however the value of it hasnt changed in the main function. Why is this happening? How can i modify a pointer within a function?

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For programming C:

 

void chang_pointer(char* bytes_array) {

bytes_array = bytes_array + 2;

}

int main() {

bytes_array[1000] = "Hello!\nthis is Man speaking\nHow are u\n";

change_pointer(bytes_array);

printf("%s\n",bytes_array);

}

My question:

I have called the "change_pointer()" function to update the char pointer "bytes_array", however the value of it hasnt changed in the main function. Why is this happening? How can i modify a pointer within a function?

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