/*
    ptrCast.c illustrates using a pointer to int
    to access an array of chars.  The effect is that
    any arithmetic done to the int ptr advances in
    multiples of 4 characters instead of 1.  Why?
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    char plea[] = "I really don't want to pass this class!";
    char *text = (char *)malloc(strlen(plea) + 1);
    char *m_ptr = (char *)(((int *)text) + 2);

    printf("%s\n", plea);
    strcpy(text, plea);
    strcpy(m_ptr + 1, "_do_");
    printf("%s\n", text);

    return 0;
}