Pointer Lab Exercises in C
1. Swap the values of two variables using pointers
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int a, b, temp;
int *p1, *p2;
printf("Enter two integers: ");
scanf("%d %d", &a, &b);
p1 = &a;
p2 = &b;
temp = *p1;
*p1 = *p2;
*p2 = temp;
printf("After swapping: a = %d, b = %d\n", a, b);
return 0;
}
2. find the maximum and minimum elements in a 1D array using pointers.
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int arr[100], n, i;
int *p;
int max, min;
printf("Enter the number of elements: ");
scanf("%d", &n);
printf("Enter %d integers:\n", n);
for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
scanf("%d", &arr[i]);
}
p = arr; // pointer points to the first element
max = min = *p;
for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
if (*(p + i) > max) {
max = *(p + i);
}
if (*(p + i) < min) {
min = *(p + i);
}
}
printf("Maximum element = %d\n", max);
printf("Minimum element = %d\n", min);
return 0;
}
3. Find the maximum and minimum elements in a 1D array using pointers
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int arr[5], i;
int *p = arr;
int max, min;
printf("Enter 5 integers: ");
for(i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
scanf("%d", (p + i));
}
max = min = *p;
for(i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
if(*(p + i) > max) {
max = *(p + i);
}
if(*(p + i) < min) {
min = *(p + i);
}
}
printf("Maximum = %d\n", max);
printf("Minimum = %d\n", min);
return 0;
}
4. Input a 2x3 matrix and display it using pointer notation
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int arr[2][3], i, j;
printf("Enter elements of 2x3 matrix:\n");
for(i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
for(j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
scanf("%d", * (arr + i) + j);
}
}
printf("Matrix is:\n");
for(i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
for(j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
printf("%d ", *(*(arr + i) + j));
}
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}
5. Store and print a list of 5 strings using an array of character pointers
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
char *names[5] = {"Alice", "Bob", "Charlie", "David", "Eve"};
int i;
printf("The list of names is:\n");
for(i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
printf("%s\n", names[i]);
}
return 0;
}
