Can you explain the difference between void* and other pointers in C?

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Whenever you are declearing a pointer variable, you need to also mention to which type of variable the pointer points to. We can use this kind of syntax. int * p1; --> p1 is pointing to a variable of type intvoid *p2; --> p2 can point to any data type. You need to cast this to any other...
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Whenever you are declearing a pointer variable, you need to also mention to which type of variable the pointer points to.We can use this kind of syntax.int * p1; --> p1 is pointing to a variable of type intvoid *p2; --> p2 can point to any data type. You need to cast this to any other data type pointer before using it. This gives flexibility to use same pointer for all data types.float *p3; --> p3 is pointing to a variable of type floatdouble *p4; --> p4 is pointing to a variable of type double read less
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The void* generic pointer type can be type-casted to any other data type pointerThe void pointers refer to the pointers that have no data type associated with them. As the name suggests, the void pointer indicates that the pointer is basically empty- and thus, it is capable of holding any data type address...
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The void* generic pointer type can be type-casted to any other data type pointerThe void pointers refer to the pointers that have no data type associated with them. As the name suggests, the void pointer indicates that the pointer is basically empty- and thus, it is capable of holding any data type address in the program. read less
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