Memory Addressing Operators
Operator Operation Example Result
& Address of &x Pointer to x
* Indirection *p The object or function that p points to
[ ] Subscripting x[y] The yth element of array x
. Struct/Union Member x.y The member named y in the structure or union x
-> Struct/Union Member
by Reference		 p->y The member named y in the structure or union that p points to

We will cover pointers later in this tutorial. They are included here as a reference for the sake of completeness.

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