Proper Way To Initialize Unsigned Char*

Question

What is the proper way to initialize unsigned char*? I am currently doing this:

unsigned char* tempBuffer;
tempBuffer = \"\";

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Answer 1

As it's a pointer, you either want to initialize it to NULL first like this:

unsigned char* tempBuffer = NULL;
unsigned char* tempBuffer = 0;

or assign an address of a variable, like so:

unsigned char c = 'c';

unsigned char* tempBuffer = &c;

EDIT: If you wish to assign a string, this can be done as follows:

unsigned char myString [] = "This is my string";
unsigned char* tmpBuffer = &myString[0];