question about constant variable in c/c++

i have a question about constant variable in c/c++.The following is my code:

Code:

int main()
{
        const int a = 10;
        int * p = (int*)&a;
        *p = 11;

        printf("the address of p = %p\n",p);
        printf("the address of a = %p\n",&a);
        printf("value of  a  =  %d\n",a);
        printf("value of *p = %d\n",*p);

        return 0;
}

And the output is :

Code:

the address of p = 0xbfecca1c
the address of a = 0xbfecca1c
value of  a  =  10
value of *p = 11

I don't know why variable "a" and "p" have the same address but their value are different?

Because you're a naughty boy right here:

Code:

int * p = (int*)&a;

At that point the compiler can do what it wants. What it apparently wanted to do (and which it is allowed to do) is to go through and turn all the a's into 10's (sort of like pre-processing) without bothering to refer to the actual memory location.

Originally Posted by fatshaw

Code:

        printf("the address of p = %p\n",p);

That's not going to print the address of p. You'd need to use &p to print its address.

Your code has undefined behaviour, any outcome is valid.