Arrow operator (->) usage in C

Question

I am reading a book called \"Teach Yourself C in 21 Days\" (I have already learned Java and C# so I am moving at a much faster pace). I was reading the chapter on pointers a

Answer 1

#include
struct examp{
int number;
};
struct examp a,*b=&a;`enter code here`
main()
{
a.number=5;
/* a.number,b->number,(*b).number produces same output. b->number is mostly used in linked list*/
   printf("%d \n %d \n %d",a.number,b->number,(*b).number);
}

output is 5 5 5