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title: "Indirection on Array Types"
ms.date: "11/04/2016"
helpviewer_keywords: ["arrays [C++], indirection on type", "indirection operator [C++], array types"]
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# Indirection on Array Types

Use of the indirection operator (<strong>\*</strong>) on an *n*-dimensional array type yields an *n*-1 dimensional array. If *n* is 1, a scalar (or array element) is yielded.

## See also

[Arrays](../cpp/arrays-cpp.md)