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On the other hand, if an array is to hold integers of type
int, most implementations of C++ would allocate
4 bytes per integer:
0 1 2 <-- Array
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v v v
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--*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*-
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-*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*--
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88 90 92 94 96 98
In this example, the first element in the array appears at memory address 88, the second appears at 92, and the third appears at 96.