Consider the following declarations of a function that receives an array of integers and finds the element with the maximum value:
(i) findMax(int *vals, int numEls)
(ii) findMax(int vals[], int numEls)
The address in vals may be modified ____.
A)only if the function is declared as in (i)
B)only if the function is declared as in (ii)
C)if either (i) or (ii) is used
D)in neither case because an array variable cannot be modified (it is a pointer constant)

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The address in vals may be modified if either (i) or (ii) is used because the function is declared to receive a pointer to an integer, and the pointer may be modified to point to a different location in memory.

Consider the Following Declarations of a Function That Receives an Array