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Pointer
Pointer is used to points the address of the value stored anywhere in the computer
memory. To obtain the value stored at the location is known as dereferencing the pointer.
Pointer improves the performance for repetitive process such as:
Traversing String
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Pointer arithmetic: There are four arithmetic operators that can be used in
pointers: ++, --, +, -
Array of pointers: You can define arrays to hold a number of pointers.
Pointer to pointer: C allows you to have pointer on a pointer and so on.
Passing pointers to functions in C: Passing an argument by reference or by
address enable the passed argument to be changed in the calling function by
the called function.
Return pointer from functions in C: C allows a function to return a pointer to
the local variable, static variable and dynamically allocated memory as well.
Program
Pointer
#include <stdio.h>
int main( )
{
int a = 5;
int *b;
b = &a;
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printf ("value of a = %d\n", a);
printf ("value of a = %d\n", *(&a));
printf ("value of a = %d\n", *b);
printf ("address of a = %u\n", &a);
printf ("address of a = %d\n", b);
printf ("address of b = %u\n", &b);
printf ("value of b = address of a = %u", b);
return 0;
}
Output
value of a = 5
value of a = 5
address of a = 3010494292
address of a = -1284473004
address of b = 3010494296
value of b = address of a = 3010494292
Program
Pointer to Pointer
#include <stdio.h>
int main( )
{
int a = 5;
int *b;
int **c;
b = &a;
c = &b;
printf ("value of a = %d\n", a);
printf ("value of a = %d\n", *(&a));
printf ("value of a = %d\n", *b);
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printf ("value of a = %d\n", **c);
printf ("value of b = address of a = %u\n", b);
printf ("value of c = address of b = %u\n", c);
printf ("address of a = %u\n", &a);
printf ("address of a = %u\n", b);
printf ("address of a = %u\n", *c);
printf ("address of b = %u\n", &b);
printf ("address of b = %u\n", c);
printf ("address of c = %u\n", &c);
return 0;
}
Pointer to Pointer
value of a = 5
value of a = 5
value of a = 5
value of a = 5
value of b = address of a = 2831685116
value of c = address of b = 2831685120
address of a = 2831685116
address of a = 2831685116
address of a = 2831685116
address of b = 2831685120
address of b = 2831685120
address of c = 2831685128
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