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Array name is a poiter constant so you can't do a=b; if a is array.

char *const
vs
const * char

Array is a pointer to const by default
Say : char a[10]; is considered as const char *. so we can not change a pointer a to any other array or pointer but we can point multiple pointers to this array.

const int * B ----> means contents pointed by B is constant....the pointer B can point to any address....

int const * B ----> means pointer B is const i.e its address is constant but u can change the contents stored in that address....

From the website: c-faq dot com/aryptr/practdiff dot html

An array is a single, preallocated chunk of contiguous elements (all of the same type), fixed in size and location. A pointer is a reference to any data element (of a particular type) anywhere. A pointer must be assigned to point to space allocated elsewhere, but it can be reassigned (and the space, if derived from malloc, can be resized) at any time. A pointer can point to an array, and can simulate (along with malloc) a dynamically allocated array, but a pointer is a much more general data structure (see also question 4.1).

Array is allocated in stack where pointer uses have heap memory ?

Difference bw array and pointer is :

**Compiler allocate resource for array at compile time but compiler allocate resource for pointer at execution time.

** Array is a group of element but pointer point to the memory location of variable.

** Pointer are dynamic nature once memory are initialized it can be free or re-sized but for array once memory initialized it can not be free or re-sized.

array is a char* const, it means that it can be pointed to other memory location but you can change the content of this array
a pointed is a const* char so it means that the content that is pointed by this pointer can not be changed. But you can point this pointer to other places.