void pointer is a generic pointer.. Address of any datatype of any variable can be assigned to a void pointer.
int a = 10;
float b = 3.14;
void *ptr;
ptr = &a;
printf( "data is %d " , *((int *)ptr));
//(int *)ptr used for typecasting dereferencing as int
ptr = &b;
printf( "data is %f " , *((float *)ptr));
//(float *)ptr used for typecasting dereferencing as float