C pointer and Typecasting (need help)

Question

Hi,

i got this code from my CS coding professor.

Can somebody explain it to me please.

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
unsigned int i = 3224374275u;

printf("%d\n", *(unsigned char*)&i); // 3
printf("%d\n", *((unsigned char*)&i+1)); // 12
printf("%d\n", *((unsigned char*)&i+2)); // 48
printf("%d\n", *((unsigned char*)&i+3)); // 192

printf("%d\n", *(unsigned short*)&i); // 3075
printf("%d\n", *((unsigned short*)&i+1)); // 49200
}

Answer 1

Thank you so much, both of you. I see, still a lot to learn :)