passing a pointer by reference c code example

Example 1: pass the pointer in C

// passing a pointer to function in C
// It increaments the salary of an employee


#include <stdio.h>
void salaryhike(int  *var, int b)
{
    *var = *var+b;
}
int main()
{
    int salary=0, bonus=0;
    printf("Enter the employee current salary:"); 
    scanf("%d", &salary);
    printf("Enter bonus:");
    scanf("%d", &bonus);
    salaryhike(&salary, bonus);
    printf("Final salary: %d", salary);
    return 0;
}

Example 2: how to use a pointer as a parameter in c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>
void add(int* a, int* b, int* c)
{
    *c = *a + *b;
}
int main()
{
	int a, b, c;
	a = 3;
	b = 5;
	add(&a, &b, &c);
	printf("%d", c);
}

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