array of pointers

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Published on 2010-04-20T18:13:37Z Indexed on 2010/04/20 18:23 UTC
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char *a[]={"diamonds","clubs","spades","hearts"};
char **p[]={a+3,a+2,a+1,a};
char ***ptr=p;
cout<<*ptr[2][2];

why does it display h and please explain how is the 2d array of ptr implementing and its elements

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