Basic C Program to Concatenate Strings using Pointer

Below is a program to concatenate strings using pointer:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    printf("\n\n\t\tStudytonight - Best place to learn\n\n\n");
    char aa[100], bb[100];

    printf("\nEnter the first string: ");
    gets(aa);   // inputting first string

    printf("\nEnter the second string to be concatenated: ");
    gets(bb);   // inputting second string

    char *a = aa;
    char *b = bb;

    // pointing to the end of the 1st string
    while(*a)   // till it doesn't point to NULL-till string is not empty
    {
        a++;    // point to the next letter of the string
    }
    while(*b)   // till second string is not empty
    {
        *a = *b;
        b++;
        a++;
    }
    *a = '\0';  // string must end with '\0'
    printf("\n\n\nThe string after concatenation is: %s ", aa);
    printf("\n\n\t\t\tCoding is Fun !\n\n\n");
    return 0;
}

Output:

Explanation:

• In char *a = aa;, a is a pointer to a char array and stores the base address of the aa.
• In char *b = bb;, b is a pointer to a char array and stores the base address of the bb.
• And *a = *b; is storing the base address of second at the end of the first.