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Re: assianing value of pointer

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James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> writes:
> On 06/25/2012 10:49 PM, vj wrote:
>> is it a valid statement if no y
>
> What does 'y' have to do with it?

I think the OP meant:

    Is it a valid statement? If not, why?

Note to vj: Please don't use silly abbreviations like 'y' for "why".

>> int *p=&x, x;
>
> First of all, that's a pair of declarations, it's not a statement.
> Secondly, unless there's prior declaration of x that will end up being
> hidden by this one, you're trying to use 'x' before it's been declared.
> That's easily fixed:
>
> int x, *p=&x;

Or, even better:

    int x;
    int *p = &x;

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assianing value of pointer vj <itc.vijay@gmail.com> - 2012-06-25 19:49 -0700
  Re: assianing value of pointer James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-06-25 23:13 -0400
    Re: assianing value of pointer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-06-25 20:29 -0700
    Re: assianing value of pointer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-06-26 06:42 -0700

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