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C Language Notes

Unit 4: Pointers and Dynamic Memory Allocation in C

1. Pointers:

- A pointer is a variable that stores the address of another variable.

- Declaration:

data_type *pointer_name;

Example:

int x = 10;

int *ptr = &x; // ptr holds the address of x

- Uses of Pointers:

a. Accessing memory locations.

b. Dynamic memory allocation.

c. Call by reference in functions.

2. Dynamic Memory Allocation:

- Allocates memory at runtime using functions from <stdlib.h>:

- malloc(): Allocates memory and returns a void pointer.

- calloc(): Allocates memory for an array and initializes it to 0.

- realloc(): Resizes previously allocated memory.

- free(): Frees allocated memory.

Example:

int *ptr = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int) * 5); // Allocates memory for 5 integers.

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C Language Notes

3. Pointer Arithmetic:

- Pointers support arithmetic operations like addition and subtraction to navigate memory.

Pointers and dynamic memory management provide powerful tools for system-level programming.

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