Thread: pointer to string???

this is normal pointer that gives variable that var contains

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
    int var = 0;
    cout << var << endl;
    int * pointer1 = &var;
    cout << *pointer1 << endl;
    
    int g;
    cin >> g;
    return 0;
}

it's all the same I have just put string instead of int

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
    string var = 0;
    cout << var << endl;
    string * pointer1 = &var;
    cout << *pointer1 << endl;
    
    int g;
    cin >> g;
    return 0;
}

1. I don't get compiler error
the program starts and ends very fast why???

what does program exactly do now??

or how to point to string???