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How to declaring pointer variables in C/C++?
A pointer is used to store the address of the variables. To declare pointer variables in C/C++, an asterisk (*) used before its name.
Declaration
*pointer_name
In C
Example
#include <stdio.h> int main() { // A normal integer variable int a = 7; // A pointer variable that holds address of a. int *p = &a; // Value stored is value of variable "a" printf("Value of Variable : %d\n", *p); //it will print the address of the variable "a" printf("Address of Variable : %p\n", p); // reassign the value. *p = 6; printf("Value of the variable is now: %d\n", *p); return 0; }
Output
Value of Variable : 7 Address of Variable : 0x6ffe34 Value of the variable is now: 6
In C++
Example
#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { // A normal integer variable int a = 7; // A pointer variable that holds address of a. int *p = &a; // Value stored is value of variable "a" cout<<"Value of Variable : "<<*p<<endl; //it will print the address of the variable "a" cout<<"Address of Variable : "<<p<<endl; // reassign the value. *p = 6; cout<<"Value of the variable is now: "<<*p<<endl; return 0; }
Output
Value of Variable : 7 Address of Variable : 0x6ffe34 Value of the variable is now: 6
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