Name: Assessment: Pointers

1. Write a program in C to demonstrate the use of & (address of) and *(value at address)
operator.

Expected Output:

Pointer: Demonstrate the use of & and * operator:

m = 300
fx = 300.600006
cht = z

Using & operator:

address of m = 0x7ffda2eeeec8
address of fx = 0x7ffda2eeeecc
address of cht = 0x7ffda2eeeec7

Using & and * operator:

value at address of m = 300

value at address of fx = 300.600006
value at address of cht = z

Using only pointer variable:

address of m = 0x7ffda2eeeec8
address of fx = 0x7ffda2eeeecc
address of cht = 0x7ffda2eeeec7

Using only pointer operator:

value at address of m = 300

value at address of fx= 300.600006
value at address of cht= z

#include <stdio.h>

int main(){
​
​ int m=300;
​ float fx=300.600006;
​ char cht='z';
​
​ int *ptr_m=&m;
 ​ float *ptr_fx=&fx;
​ char *ptr_cht=&cht;
​
​ printf("Pointer: Demonstrate the use of & and * operator:\n");
​ printf("m= %d\n",m);
​ printf("fx= %f\n",fx);
​ printf("cht= %c\n",cht);
​ printf("\n");
​
​ printf("Using & operator:\n");
​ printf("========================================================\n");
​ printf("address of m= %p\n", (void*)&m);
​ printf("address of fx= %p\n", (void*)&fx);
​ printf("address of cht= %p\n", (void*)&cht);
​ printf("\n");
​
​ printf("Using & and * operator:\n");
​ printf("========================================================\n");
​ printf("value at address of m= %d\n", *(&m));
​ printf("value at address of fx= %f\n", *(&fx));
​ printf("value at address of cht= %c\n", *(&cht));
​ printf("\n");
​
​ printf("Using only pointer variable:\n");
​ printf("========================================================\n");
​ printf("address of m= %p\n", (void*)ptr_m);
​ printf("address of fx= %p\n", (void*)ptr_fx);
​ printf("address of cht= %p\n", (void*)ptr_cht);
​ printf("\n");
​
​ printf("Using only pointer operator:\n");
​ printf("========================================================\n");
​ printf("value at address of m= %d\n", *ptr_m);
​ printf("value at address of fx= %f\n", *ptr_fx);
​ printf("value at address of cht= %c\n", *ptr_cht);
​ printf("\n");
​
​ return 0;
}

2. Write a program in C to add three numbers using pointers.

Test Data:
Input the first number: 5
Input the second number: 10
 Input the third number: 15
Expected Output:
The sum of the numbers entered is: 30

#include <stdio.h>

int main(){
​
​ int num1, num2, num3, sum;
​ int *p1, *p2, *p3;​ //pointers
​ //user input
​ printf("Input first number: ");
​ scanf("%d", &num1);
​ printf("Input second number: ");
​ scanf("%d", &num2);
​ printf("Input third number: ");
​ scanf("%d", &num3);
​
​ p1=&num1;//assigning the addresses to the pointers
​ p2=&num2;
​ p3=&num3;
​ //calculation
​ sum=*p1+*p2+*p3;
​
​ printf("\n");
​ printf("===================================\n");
​ //result
​ printf("The sum of the numbers entered is: %d\n", sum);
​
​
​ return 0;
}

3. Write a program in C to add numbers using call by reference.

Test Data:
Input the first number: 5
Input the second number: 6
Expected Output:
The sum of 5 and 6 is 11
#include <stdio.h>

void add(int *c, int *d, int *sum);

int main(){
​ int a, b, result;
​ //user input
​ printf("Input the first number: ");
​ scanf("%d",&a);
​ printf("Input the second number: ");
​ scanf("%d",&b);
​
​ add(&a, &b, &result);//calling and inputing the addresses to the other variables
​
​ printf("---------------------------------------------\n");
​ printf("The sum of %d and %d is %d\n", a, b, result);//result
​
​ return 0;
}
//the other function
void add(int *c, int *d, int *sum){
​ *sum=*c+*d;
}

4. Write a program in C to store n elements in an array and print the elements using pointer.
Test Data:
Input the number of elements to store in the array :5
Input 5 number of elements in the array:
element - 0: 5
element - 1: 7
element - 2: 2
element - 3: 9
element - 4: 8
 Expected Output:
The elements you entered are:
element - 0: 5
element - 1: 7
element - 2: 2
element - 3: 9
element - 4: 8

#include <stdio.h>

int main(){
int n,i;

//user input for the arr size or num of elemnts

printf("Input the number of elements to store in the array: ");
scanf("%d",&n);

int arr[n];
int *ptr=arr;//pointer and assign it the base address of the arr

printf("Input %d number of elements in the array:\n",n);//input elements into arr

using pointer
for(i=0;i<n;i++){
printf("element- %d: ",i);
scanf("%d", ptr+i);
}
​
​ printf("--------------------------------------------------------\n");
printf("The elements you entered are:\n");
for(i=0;i<n;i++){
printf("element- %d: %d\n", i,*(ptr+i));//display the entered elements using
pointer dereferencing
}

return 0;
}

5. Write a program in C to sort an array using Pointer.

Test Data:
Input the number of elements to store in the array: 5
Input 5 number of elements in the array:
element - 1: 25
element - 2: 45
element - 3: 89
element - 4: 15
element - 5: 82

Expected Output:
The elements in the array after sorting:
element - 1: 15
element - 2: 25
element - 3: 45
element - 4: 82
element - 5: 89

#include <stdio.h>

void sort(int *ptr, int n);

int main(){
int n, i;

printf("Input the number of elements to store in the array: ");//size of the arr and
num of elements
scanf("%d", &n);

int arr[n];
int *ptr=arr;//pointer to arr

printf("Input %d number of elements in the array:\n", n);//inputing value of the

elements
for(i=0;i<n;i++) {
printf("element- %d: ", i+1);
scanf("%d", ptr+i);//using pointer
}
​ //call for other function in sortin the array
sort(ptr,n);

​ printf("========================================================\n");
​
printf("The elements in the array after sorting:\n");//result
for(i=0;i<n;i++){
printf("element- %d: %d\n",i+1,*(ptr+i));
}

return 0;
}

void sort(int *ptr,int n){//sorting function using pointer in ascending order

int i,j,temp;
 for(i=0;i<n-1;i++){//bubble sort using pointer arithmetic
for(j=i+1;j<n;j++){
if(*(ptr+i)>*(ptr+j)){//if element i > element j= swap
temp=*(ptr+i);
*(ptr+i)=*(ptr+j);
*(ptr+j)=temp;
}
}
}
}