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authorJasper Ras <jras@hostnet.nl>2025-08-05 08:53:21 +0200
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+[[Rust]]
+[[Ownership]]
+[[References are also immutable by default]]
+[[Accessed data from dereferencing a pointer cannot be mutated]]
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+---
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+The dereference operator is similar as in Go an asterisk. By dereferencing a pointer it is possible to access the data it points to.
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+When you use the dereference operator in an assignment the variable has the same value as what the pointer holds. \ No newline at end of file