That’s not possible, is it? But there is.

What the difference is here is not clear to me. I can’t imagine that C# and C++ have different priorities for basic operations. I had intended to migrate most of my old code from C++ to C# (unsafe), but now I find myself confused.

Code:

C++ Version

static void func() {
  uint8 ms[4] = { 44, 55, 66, 77 };
  uint8 md[4] = { 0, 1, 2, 3 };

  uint8* d = md;
  *d++ = ms[*d];
  *d++ = ms[*d];
  *d++ = ms[*d];
  *d++ = ms[*d];
}

Result in MD:

md: 44,55,66,77

C# Version

static void func() {
   var ms = new byte[] { 44, 55, 66, 77 };
   var md = new byte[] { 0, 1, 2, 3 };

   fixed (byte* ud = md) {
      byte* d = ud;

      *d++ = ms[*d];
      *d++ = ms[*d];
      *d++ = ms[*d];
      *d++ = ms[*d];
   }
}

Result in MD

md: 55,66,77,44