In most expressions, what does the name of a built-in C++ array represent or convert to?

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B. A pointer to its first element

Answer: (B) A pointer to its first element

In most expressions, the name of a built-in array undergoes an array-to-pointer conversion.

For example:

int a[5];

In an expression, a generally converts to a pointer to its first element, which is equivalent in value to &a[0].

This rule is important when arrays are passed to functions and when array expressions are used with pointers.

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