ThePointer is defined as a variable of the type pointer to
integer, or simply, pointer. Assume
value 5FA62is stored in ThePointer. This value is interpreted as a
memory address.
If the contents of memory location 5FA62
is 658, then the value of ThePointer is 5FA62 and ThePointer points to the value 658.
Sometimes the address stored in a pointer is not
important, so the following abbreviation can be
used: