pointer example in c

c pointer explanation

With the syntax defined, we can now write some pointer code that demonstrates all the pointer rules...
 

void PointerTest() {
// allocate three integers and two pointers
int a = 1;
int b = 2;
int c = 3;
int* p;
int* q;
// Here is the state of memory at this point.
// T1 -- Notice that the pointers start out bad...

p = &a; // set p to refer to a

q = &b; // set q to refer to b
// T2 -- The pointers now have pointees

// Now we mix things up a bit...
c = *p;  // retrieve p's pointee value (1) and put it in c
p = q;   // change p to share with q (p's pointee is now b)
*p = 13; // dereference p to set its pointee (b) to 13 (*q is now 13)
// T3 -- Dereferences and assignments mix things up

 

}

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