April 2011
Beginner
464 pages
9h 18m
English
One of the most powerful tools available to a C++ programmer is the pointer. Pointers provide the capability to manipulate computer memory directly. That power comes at a price: Pointers are one of the most difficult aspects of C++ for many beginners to learn.
A variable is an object that can hold a value. An integer variable holds a number. A character variable holds a letter. A pointer is a variable that holds a memory address.
Okay, so what is a memory address? To fully understand this, you must know a little about computer memory.
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