Ampersand and Pointer

[computernewbie]

Hello,

I want to know the difference between the following two?

void some_func(int &a);

void some_func(int *a);

Thank you.

[svlsr2000]

Hello,

I want to know the difference between the following two?

void some_func(int &a);

void some_func(int *a);

Thank you.

In first a is declared as alias. Latter in function u cannot assign a to some other value

In some_func(int *a) a is pointer to integer. if u want u can assign a to some other value

a = &b; is allowed here

[vimalankvk80]

int &a; // its a alias.

int *b; its a pointer ..


example :

case 1: // referance..

int b = 10;

int &a = b;

b = 15;

a = 16;

cout << a << b; \\ both have the same value a= b =16.

this is known as alias...

func( int &a, int &b)
{

a++;
b ++;
}

main()
{

int a = 1;
int b = 2;

func(a,b);


cout << a << b; // o/p 2 3
}

case 2: // pointer

in this case

int a = 10;

int *b = &a; // this take means, b as the address of variable a, to get the value of a, you have to use dereferencing operator.

example:

func( int *a, int *b)
{

*a++; //a ++ , if you do this the address will be incremented., so use dereferencing operator (*)
*b ++;
}

main()
{

int a = 1;
int b = 2;

func(&a,&b);


cout << a << b; // o/p 2 3
}

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so comparing to pointers reference variable is more easy.

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