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# 7 Expressions [[expr]](./#expr)

## 7.3 Standard conversions [[conv]](conv#array)

### 7.3.3 Array-to-pointer conversion [conv.array]

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/expressions.tex#L709)

An lvalue or rvalue of type “array of N T” or “array
of unknown bound of T” can be converted to a prvalue of type
“pointer to T”[.](#1.sentence-1)

The temporary materialization conversion ([[conv.rval]](conv.rval "7.3.5 Temporary materialization conversion")) is applied[.](#1.sentence-2)

The result is a pointer to the first element of the array[.](#1.sentence-3)