#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include "clog.h"

bool count_consecutive_chars(char ch, .......)

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {

    char* input = "aaabbcccc";  // address of the first character in the string (on the data segment)
    char* pos   = input;        // address of the next character to look at; like a "cursor"
    int num_occurrences;        // will be initialized by count_consecutive_chars(…)
    bool found_any = count_consecutive_chars('a', &num_occurrences, &pos);
    // Always use true and false and the type bool for boolean values; do not use 1 and 0 for true/false
    
    // Q1:  What is the type of &num_occurrences?
    // A1:  int*  --- because num_occurrences is an int, and adding a & to an expression adds a * to the type.
    //                    num_occurrences is an int
    //                   &num_occurrences is an int*

    // Q2:  What is the type of &pos?
    // A2:  char**  --- because pos is an char*, and adding a & to an expression adds a * to the type.
    //                     pos is a char*
    //                    &pos is a char**

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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