3. What is a const pointer?
Ans:
The access modifier keyword const is a promise the programmer makes to the compiler that the value of a variable will not be changed after it is initialized. The compiler will enforce that promise as best it can by not enabling the programmer to write code which modifies a variable that has been declared const.
 
A const pointer, or more correctly, a pointer to const, is a pointer which points to data that is const (constant, or unchanging). A pointer to const is declared by putting the word const at the beginning of the pointer declaration. This declares a pointer which points to data that can’t be modified. The pointer itself can be modified. The following example illustrates some legal and illegal uses of a const pointer:
const char *str = hello;
char c = *str /* legal */
str++; /* legal */
*str = ‘a’; /* illegal */
str[1] = ‘b’; /* illegal */

Ex - 1:  What is the output?
# include
aaa() {
  printf("hi");
 }
bbb(){
 printf("hello");
 }
ccc(){
 printf("TechPreparation.com");
 }
main()
{
  int (*ptr[3])();
  ptr[0]=aaa;
  ptr[1]=bbb;
  ptr[2]=ccc;
  ptr[2]();
}

Ans:
TechPreparation.com
Explanation:

ptr is array of pointers to functions of return type int.ptr[0] is assigned to address of the function aaa. Similarly ptr[1] and ptr[2] for bbb and ccc respectively. ptr[2]() is in effect of writing ccc(), since ptr[2] points to ccc.