Confusion with Pointer Arithmetic and Array Initialization in C - Unexpected Output
I'm relatively new to this, so bear with me. I'm working with an scenario with pointer arithmetic and array initialization in C that I need to seem to resolve. I have the following code snippet where I'm trying to populate an array of integers using a pointer. However, when I print the values, I get unexpected results: ```c #include <stdio.h> int main() { int values[5]; int *ptr = values; for (int i = 0; i <= 5; i++) { // Should be < 5 *ptr = i * 10; ptr++; } for (int j = 0; j <= 5; j++) { // Should be < 5 printf("%d ", values[j]); } return 0; } ``` I mistakenly set the loop condition to <= 5 instead of < 5, which is causing the program to write out of bounds of the array. When I run this code, I sometimes get a segmentation fault, and other times it runs but prints garbage values in the last position. I've tried changing the loop condition, but I wanted to understand the underlying cause of the pointer behavior in this case. Why does accessing `values[5]` lead to unpredictable output or a crash? Is there a better way to handle this kind of array initialization using pointers without running into such issues? Any insights or best practices would be appreciated! I'm coming from a different tech stack and learning C. Cheers for any assistance!