C99 actually lets you make "pointer literals" (dont know the proper name) by put...

jstimpfle on April 11, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lvalues, rvalues, glvalues, prvalues, xvalues, hel...

C99 actually lets you make "pointer literals" (dont know the proper name) by putting an addressof operator in front of rvalue expressions. I cant offer a better explanation than the one you gave, though.