when I use *ip to initialize the pointer variable,

Question

int x; int *ip; *ip = &x;

Visual Studio gives an error:

Error C2440 '=': cannot convert from 'int *' to 'int'

Can someone please explain to me why i get this error?

Answer 1

Use
ip = &x
*ip dereferences and is used to access the value stored at the address held by the pointer ip.

Answer 2

ChaoticDawg Thanks