what is pointer in c programming

67 Views|Posted 2011-01-22 19:00:11
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Bharti Wadhwa
2011-01-22 19:47:28
In c a pointer is a variable that points to or references a memory location in which data is stored. Each memory cell in the computer has an address that can be used to access that location so a pointer variable points to a memory location we can access and change the contents of this memory locatio

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sagarika Sharma
2011-01-22 19:20:43
In c a pointer is a variable that points to or references a memory location in which data is stored. Each memory cell in the computer has an address that can be used to access that location so a pointer variable points to a memory location we can access and change the contents of this memory locatio

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