pointer in c

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int* ptr;

This declares ptr as a pointer to int

• * Operator
  1. Means “Pointer” when assignment and initialization.
  2. Means “Go To” the address it stored.
• & Operator
  Means “Get Address”.

Usage:

1. Initialization

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int i=10;
int* ptr = &i;

2. Assignment

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int i = 10;
int *ptr;
ptr = &i;

Let’s take this as an example.
Notice that type of tha array must match that of the pointer.

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int a[10];
int *ptr;

Assign the address of a[0] to pointer ptr.

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ptr = &a[0];

In C, this could be replaced by:

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ptr = a;

Also, because elements in an array are continuous:

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*(ptr+i) == a[i] == *(a+1) 

Remind that a could not change, but ptr could change.