Address of 'char' variable ?

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i know to see the address of different variables having different datatypes but i see during my practice that address of char type of variable is not shown
tell me why the compiler did not show the address for character type of variable like the others int ,float etc

What I have tried:

i know this method to see the address of any type of variable
char a;
cout<< &a <<endl;

if u know any other method then tell me
Thanks

Posted 21-Jun-18 6:34am

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Updated 21-Jun-18 7:18am

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CPallini · Answer 1 · 2018-06-21T07:13:00

Solution 1

C++

cout << reinterpret_cast<void *>(&a) << endl;

(the << operator overload for char * argument assumes it is dealing with a C-like string)

Posted 21-Jun-18 7:13am

CPallini

Updated 21-Jun-18 7:16am

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 2 · 2018-06-21T07:19:00

Solution 2

You could learn the answer to all these basic questions by getting hold of a good book on C or C++, or finding an online tutorial.

Posted 21-Jun-18 7:19am

Richard MacCutchan