operator of "*" must be a pointer

[theanswer]

Why do I get operator of * must be a pointer error when I write this code?

  uint32_t a = 0x40023830;
  *a= 0x9;

[MiiNiPaa]

Because dereference operation can be applied only to pointer.

[Precious roy]

a is not a pointer so you cant do *a =.

to put it simple *a means set data of "a" when "a" is a pointer

in your case "a" is not a pointer so is should be

uint32_t a = 0x40023830;
 a= 0x9;

or if "a" needs to be a pointer then this should work

int* a = new int(0x40023830);
*a = 0x9;