A minor confusion in C

Question

i am new to C programming .... so there are mere chances you will find the question damn easy

char *ii;
int i=54;

ii=(char *)&i;

for what purpose is there (char *) and is using char pointer for int address is helpful in some way ? and is it will be exactly the same as with using int pointer ?

Answer 1

This question seems to assume that using a char* to hold the address of an integer has a valid purpose.

It does not, and is not a proper way to code.

There are cases where the data that a pointer points to is not known at compile time. And that can lead to code similar to this. But, as a general rule, it is not useful and should be avoided.