pointers example

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main() {
    int i = 5;
    int *p = &i; /* &i = address of variable i, p = address of i, *p = 5 */
    cout << p << " this is the pointer\n";
    cout << &p << " address of pointer I think\n";
    cout << &i << " address of i\n";
    cout << *p << " Lastly, this is the value (not address part) of the pointer p itself (AKA *p).";

    //cout << p = address
    //cout << &i = address
    //cout << *p = number
    //cout << i = number obviously


    //p by itself just returns the address of int i whereas
    //*p is digging into the address of where the value stored into i lives
    //(its address) and retreives it thus bringing
    //back a number from the address cell.
}