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difference between pointer and reference in c?

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what is the difference between pointer , reference and dereference in c?

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user615929 Avatar asked Feb 14 '11 18:02

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There's no explicit reference type in C like in C++. Anywhere anybody says "reference" in context of C language you can assume a pointer.

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Nikolai Fetissov Avatar answered Oct 24 '22 14:10

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