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Asked: June 13, 20262026-06-13T02:43:37+00:00 2026-06-13T02:43:37+00:00

I see two option to assign a pointer 1. int p=5; int *r=&p 2.

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I see two option to assign a pointer

1.

int p=5;
int *r=&p

2.

int p
int *r;
r=&p;

Why do they use in 1 with asterisk
and in two without?

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    2026-06-13T02:43:38+00:00Added an answer on June 13, 2026 at 2:43 am

    You should read this:

    int *r [...]
    

    as:

    (int *) r [...]
    

    The type of r is int *. If you look at it that way, you’ll see that both versions are identical.

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