title: What does "*&n" mean in double-pointer c++?
body: <p>here it is the code that the teacher gave me to solve in a quiz. can you explain to me what is the *&amp;n do or print out?</p>
  
  <p>first of all: is it even possible to have such a thing?</p>
  
  <pre class="lang-cpp prettyprint-override"><code>int x = 5;
  int* p = &amp;x;
  int** n = &amp;p;
  
  std::cout &lt;&lt; *&amp;n;
  </code></pre>