Dereferencing pointers

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Pointers can be dereferenced by adding an asterisk * before a pointer.

type Person struct {
	Name string
}

func main() {
	c := new(Person) // returns pointer
	c.Name = "Catherine"
	fmt.Println(c.Name) // prints: Catherine
	d := c
	d.Name = "Daniel"
	fmt.Println(c.Name) // prints: Daniel
	// Adding an Asterix before a pointer dereferences the pointer
	i := *d
	i.Name = "Ines"
	fmt.Println(c.Name) // prints: Daniel
	fmt.Println(d.Name) // prints: Daniel
	fmt.Println(i.Name) // prints: Ines
Catherine
Daniel
Daniel
Daniel
Ines

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