package pointer import ( "fmt" "testing" ) func TestBasic(t *testing.T) { answer := 42 fmt.Println(&answer) // & is address operator address := &answer fmt.Println(*address) // * is dereferencing, which providers the value that a memory address refers to. fmt.Printf("address is a %T \n", address) // print the pointer type var address2 *int // declare a pointer address2 = address // address2 can store some pinter type fmt.Println(*address2) }