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  1. /* peek.c    -- demonstrates how to cast an int to a  */
  2. /*              pointer                               */
  3.  
  4. main()
  5. {
  6.     char *mem_ptr;
  7.     unsigned int address;
  8.  
  9.     while (1)
  10.         {
  11.         printf("Examine what memory location?\n");
  12.         printf("Enter location in decimal: ");
  13.         if (scanf("%u", &address) != 1)
  14.             break;
  15.  
  16.         mem_ptr = (char *)address;   /* cast  */
  17.  
  18.         printf("The value in %u is 0x%02X\n",
  19.                 address, (unsigned char)*mem_ptr);
  20.         }
  21. }
  22.