c pointers
#include<stdio.h>
/*
'*' is the dereference operator; it will grab the value at a memory address.
it is also used to declare a pointer variable.
'&' is the address-of operator; it will grab the memory address of a variable.
*/
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
int x = 45; // Declare integer x to be 45.
int *int_ptr = &x; // int_ptr now points to the value of x. Any changes made to the value at int_ptr will also modify x.
x = 5; // Now, the value of x is 5. This means that the value at int_ptr is now 5.
*int_ptr = 2; // Now, the value at int_ptr is 2. This means that x is now 0.
int_ptr = NULL; // int_ptr now no longer points to anything. Make sure you never leave a dangling pointer!
return 0;
}