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skuinders · Jul 11th, 2005, 7:51 PM

int a = 16;

'a' is a reference to a memory location that contains the value 16

int b = a;

'b' is a reference to a new memory location that contains the value 16

int *c;
c = &a;
// fixed from original post

'*c' is a reference to a the same memory location as 'a'

any changes made to 'b' will affect 'b' only. any changes made to '*c' will also affect 'a'

Jul 11th, 2005, 7:51 PM	#2
skuinders Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: MA, US Posts: 204 Rep Power: 4	(Toggle Plain Text) int a = 16; int a = 16; 'a' is a reference to a memory location that contains the value 16 (Toggle Plain Text) int b = a; int b = a; 'b' is a reference to a new memory location that contains the value 16 (Toggle Plain Text) int c; c = &a; // fixed from original post int c; c = &a; // fixed from original post 'c' is a reference to a the same memory location as 'a' any changes made to 'b' will affect 'b' only. any changes made to 'c' will also affect 'a' __________________ "A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconciously translates what he hears into something he can understand." - B. Russell http://web.bryant.edu/~srk2 Last edited by skuinders; Jul 11th, 2005 at 8:07 PM.