{"id":50963,"date":"2024-04-15T23:17:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=50963"},"modified":"2024-04-15T23:17:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:17:57","slug":"an-asterisk-placed-after-a-data-type-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/an-asterisk-placed-after-a-data-type-means\/","title":{"rendered":"An asterisk placed after a data type means"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;array to&#8221; option2=&#8221;pointer to&#8221; option3=&#8221;address to&#8221; option4=&#8221;located to&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>B. pointer to<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An asterisk placed after a data type means that the variable is a pointer to that data type. A pointer is a variable that stores the address of another variable. This allows you to access the value of the other variable indirectly, through the pointer.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you have a variable called <code>x<\/code> that is of type <code>int<\/code>, you can declare a pointer to <code>int<\/code> called <code>p<\/code> as follows:<\/p>\n<p><code>int x;<br \/>\nint *p;<\/code><\/p>\n<p>The variable <code>p<\/code> now stores the address of the variable <code>x<\/code>. You can access the value of <code>x<\/code> through <code>p<\/code> as follows:<\/p>\n<p><code>*p = 10;<\/code><\/p>\n<p>This will set the value of <code>x<\/code> to 10.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use pointers to create arrays. For example, if you want to create an array of 10 integers, you can do so as follows:<\/p>\n<p><code>int x[10];<\/code><\/p>\n<p>However, if you want to create a pointer to an array of 10 integers, you can do so as follows:<\/p>\n<p><code>int *p = x;<\/code><\/p>\n<p>The variable <code>p<\/code> now stores the address of the array <code>x<\/code>. 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