Re: [Dev-C++] & and *

[Samuel K. <ib...@ly...>]

Do not use * until you're teacher shows it to you in class (if you are still taking a class). Just use a &. If you want to learn how to use the * either learn it in class or in a book (any first semester c++ course should teach * before it is over). Do a lot of reading or studing before you use it because a lot of people have trouble with the *. The * is a third way to pass parameters. There are a total of three ways to pass parameters.

void f(int anint)    :    call by value
void f(int &anint)   :    call by reference
void f(int *anint)   :    call by address

If you do not have a book on you and you aren't taking a class go to a site like cprogramming.com that has tutorials on things like *, &, and call by value.


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