arrays - Why is 2[myArray] valid C syntax?

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C arrays why is this true? a[5] == 5[a]

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Given an
array

 myArray[5] = { 0, 1, 2, 3,
            4 };

an
element can be accessed as

            2[myArray]

Why? When I
see this expression I'm imagining C trying to access the pointer "2" and failing to add
"myArray" pointer increments to dereference that address. What am I
missing?

Answer

in C, a[b] is equivalent to *(a + b). And, of
course, the + operator is commutative, so a[b] is the same as b[a] is the same as *(b +
a) is the same as *(a + b).