How to convert int* to int

Question

Given a pointer to int, how can I obtain the actual int?

I don\'t know if this is possible or not, but can someone please advise me?

Answer 1

I'm not 100% sure if I understand what you want:

int a=5;         // a holds 5
int* ptr_a = &a; // pointing to variable a (that is holding 5)
int b = *ptr_a;  // means: declare an int b and set b's 
                 // value to the value that is held by the cell ptr_a points to
int ptr_v = (int)ptr_a; // means: take the contents of ptr_a (i.e. an adress) and
                        // interpret it as an integer

Hope this helps.