can anyone please tell me what is this root in this code and how can i write this thing in c++?

Actually i am trying to write this code in c++ but i am not able to understand what is this *root doing in this code. can anyone help to implement this in c++ and explain this *root

struct node  {      node *lchild;      int data;      int h;      node *rchild;  }*root;  

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65803825/can-anyone-please-tell-me-what-is-this-root-in-this-code-and-how-can-i-write-thi January 20, 2021 at 01:56PM