Pointer analysis

Pointer analysis is a way to understand how objects in a computer program are related to each other. In a computer program, objects are like pieces of a puzzle--they need to be connected to each other in the right places so that the program can work properly. Pointer analysis is like a detective who figures out how these puzzle pieces fit together so that the program can work. It does this by looking for clues in the code that tell us how the different pieces are connected. For example, if the code has a line that says “object A points to object B,” then we can tell that object A is related to object B in some way. By looking at all of these clues, the detective can figure out how all of the pieces fit together.