Function and Pointers
Explore how to pass pointers as function parameters in C++. Learn the syntax for pointer parameters, how to use the dereference operator to access and modify variable values, and understand the difference between passing pointers by value and by reference through practical examples.
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Passing pointers to the function
In a previous lesson, we discussed the following two ways of passing actual parameters to the formal parameters in the function:
- Pass by value
- Pass by reference
However, there is another way to pass arguments to the function that is passed by reference with a pointer parameter.
The function pointer parameter receives the address of the parameter. Then, it uses the ...