1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 | #include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
int n = 5;
int* a_n = &n; // As a type, «int*» means "address of an int".
// &n means "address of n."
*a_n = 5; // "Store 5 at address a_n."
int m = *a_n; // "m is an int, and m gets the value at address a_n."
// └────────┬─────────┘
// *a_n
//
// a_n is an int*
// *a_n is an int
//
// Adding a * before an expression takes a star away from the type.
// Adding a & before an expression adds a star after the type.
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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