Thread: c programming

how can i different the *pointer and the "*content of" in the program

How can I tell the difference between the uses of * in a program.
My translation correct?

When you declare a pointer, the * specifies that it is of type pointer. You will normally find them during declarations or as parameters in function calls.
example
int *ptr;

ptr now contains the address of whatever it points to.

To get the value or content of the thing it's pointing at, you use dereference the pointer using *. You will normally see this during your main portion of your code and not during declarations.
example:
ptr = &i; // (*ptr gives you the value of i)