title: What's the difference between (DWORD), *(DWORD*), and (DWORD*)?
body: <p>Question in title specified, too...</p>
  
  <p>What's the difference between <code>(DWORD)</code>, <code>*(DWORD*)</code>, and <code>(DWORD*)</code>?</p>
  
  <p>An example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>#include &lt;windows.h&gt;
  #define playerpointer 0xABC12375 // example
  
  int main()
  {
      DWORD dwPlayerPtr = *(DWORD*)(playerpointer);
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Hope you can help me...</p>