title: What does it mean when an array name is in parentheses with a caret pointer before it?
body: <p>I have an array of unsigned numbers, called dataArray (actually in the program I am trying to figure out, they are entered as hexadecimal numbers, but I don't think that's important). I have another variable of type unsigned char, called c.</p>
  
  <p>What does this do?</p>
  
  <pre><code>unsigned int dataArray[]={1,2,3,4,5};
  unsigned char c;
  x=c^ (dataArray)[i];
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have read that the caret is a reference to c, but what does it mean when the array name is in parentheses? It seems that x is just set to the (i-1)th element in dataArray, but under what conditions is that not so?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>