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The indirection operator (*) - dereference operator.
The indirection operator (*) is also called the dereference operator. When a pointer is dereferenced, the value at the address stored by the pointer is retrieved.
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C++2007-09-14
Storing the Address in a Pointer
Every variable has an address. Even without knowing the specific address of a given variable, you can store that address in a pointer.
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What Is a Pointer in C++?
Pointers present two special challenges when learning C++: They can be somewhat confusing, and it isn't immediately obvious why they are needed. This article introduces how pointer
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Using switch Statements in C++
if and if/else statements can become quite confusing when nested too deeply, and C++ offers an alternative. Unlike if, which evaluates one value, switch statements allow you to bra
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Nested Loops in C++
Loops may be nested, with one loop sitting in the body of another. The inner loop will be executed in full for every execution of the outer loop. This c++ program illustrates writi
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Multiple statements in for loops in C++
for statements are powerful and flexible. The three independent statements (initialization, test, and action) lend themselves to a number of variations.
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for Loops in C++
When programming while loops, you'll often find yourself setting up a starting condition, testing to see if the condition is true, and incrementing or otherwise changing a variable
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do...while Loops in C++
It is possible that the body of a while loop will never execute. The while statement checks its condition before executing any of its statements, and if the condition evaluates fal
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while (1) Loops in C++
The condition tested in a while loop can be any valid C++ expression. As long as that condition remains true, the while loop will continue. You can create a loop that will never en
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continue and break statements in C++
At times you'll want to return to the top of a while loop before the entire set of statements in the while loop is executed. The continue statement jumps back to the top of the loo
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while Loops in C++
A while loop causes your program to repeat a sequence of statements as long as the starting condition remains true. The following program shows advantages of a while loop instead o
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Looping with the keyword goto in C++
In C++, a label is just a name followed by a colon (:). The label is placed to the left of a legal C++ statement, and a jump is accomplished by writing goto followed by the label n
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