Displaying the address of a string

If you use &hello it prints the address of the pointer, not the address of the string. Cast the pointer to a void* to use the correct overload of operator<<.

std::cout << "String address = " << static_cast<void*>(hello) << std::endl;

Related Contents:

  1. What is array to pointer decay?
  2. How do I use arrays in C++?
  3. When should static_cast, dynamic_cast, const_cast and reinterpret_cast be used?
  4. Is it a good idea to typedef pointers?
  5. Passing a 2D array to a C++ function
  6. Is segmentation fault actual undefined behavior when we refer to a non-static data-member
  7. Pointer to class data member “::*”
  8. Function does not change passed pointer C++
  9. Return array in a function
  10. Why does the use of ‘new’ cause memory leaks?
  11. C/C++: Pointer Arithmetic
  12. May I treat a 2D array as a contiguous 1D array?
  13. Declaring pointers; asterisk on the left or right of the space between the type and name? [duplicate]
  14. What is uintptr_t data type
  15. NULL vs nullptr (Why was it replaced?) [duplicate]
  16. C++ pass an array by reference
  17. Why are references not reseatable in C++
  18. Uses for multiple levels of pointer dereferences?
  19. What is the ‘this’ pointer?
  20. What makes more sense – char* string or char *string? [duplicate]
  21. Pointers, smart pointers or shared pointers? [duplicate]
  22. C/C++ int[] vs int* (pointers vs. array notation). What is the difference?
  23. Conversion of pointer-to-pointer between derived and base classes?
  24. Checking if this is null
  25. Pointers in c++ after delete
  26. How are iterators and pointers related?
  27. Why does streaming a char pointer to cout not print an address?
  28. What is the purpose of allocating a specific amount of memory for arrays in C++?
  29. Can I use if (pointer) instead of if (pointer != NULL)?
  30. Passing references to pointers in C++
  31. C++ Is it possible to determine whether a pointer points to a valid object?
  32. Can a pointer to base point to an array of derived objects?
  33. Why are NULL pointers defined differently in C and C++?
  34. What happens to the pointer itself after delete? [duplicate]
  35. What is the use of intptr_t?
  36. Why not use pointers for everything in C++?
  37. Create new C++ object at specific memory address?
  38. C++: Is it safe to cast pointer to int and later back to pointer again?
  39. Store an int in a char array?
  40. error: invalid initialization of non-const reference of type ‘int&’ from an rvalue of type ‘int’
  41. C++ typedef interpretation of const pointers
  42. Is it unspecified behavior to compare pointers to different arrays for equality?
  43. Modifying a char *const string
  44. Why are `&array` and `array` pointing to the same address?
  45. Difference between const. pointer and reference?
  46. Convert C++ function pointer to c function pointer
  47. Are non dereferenced iterators past the “one past-the-end” iterator of an array undefined behavior?
  48. What does ‘return *this’ mean in C++?
  49. Polymorphism & Pointers to arrays [duplicate]
  50. Using a C string gives a warning: “Address of stack memory associated with local variable returned”

Leave a Comment