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Expand Up @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ One reason for doing this is so that later, once ptr "points to" something, if w
*ptr = 2;


the compiler will know how many bytes to copy into that memory location pointed to by **ptr**. If **ptr** was declared as pointing to an integer, 4 bytes would be copied. Similarly for floats and doubles the appropriate number will be copied. But, defining the type that the pointer points to permits a number of other interesting ways a compiler can interpret code. For example, consider a block in memory consisting if ten integers in a row. That is, 40 bytes of memory are set aside to hold 10 integers.
the compiler will know how many bytes to copy into that memory location pointed to by **ptr**. If **ptr** was declared as pointing to an integer, 4 bytes would be copied. Similarly for floats and doubles the appropriate number will be copied. But, defining the type that the pointer points to permits a number of other interesting ways a compiler can interpret code. For example, consider a block in memory consisting of ten integers in a row. That is, 40 bytes of memory are set aside to hold 10 integers.

Now, let's say we point our integer pointer **ptr** at the first of these integers. Furthermore lets say that integer is located at memory location 100 (decimal). What happens when we write:

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