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tedwardd/pointers.c

Created March 25, 2017 16:42
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pointers.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
int x;
int *p;
p = (int*)malloc(sizeof(x));
p = &x;
scanf( "%d", &x );
printf( "%d\n", *p );
free(p);
}
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I'd write what I think you're trying to do as:

int main()
{
  int *p = malloc(sizeof(int));

  scanf("%d", p);
  printf("%d\n", *p);

  free(p);

  return 0;
}

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