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Asked: June 1, 20262026-06-01T04:39:53+00:00 2026-06-01T04:39:53+00:00

*(int *)CV = (int)0; I was looking at a C code and can’t understand

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  *(int *)CV = (int)0;

I was looking at a C code and can’t understand this line of code. Could you interpret this and explain what it does?

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    2026-06-01T04:39:55+00:00Added an answer on June 1, 2026 at 4:39 am

    It casts CV to a pointer to an int, dereferences said pointer, and assigns the pointed-to int the value 0.

    Here’s a demo. Also, (int)0 is the same as 0 in this situation, so that can be changed to make things a little simpler.

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