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This document provides an introduction to pointers in C++. It defines pointers as variables that store the memory addresses of other variables. It explains that pointers must be declared like other variables by adding an asterisk, and that they can hold the address of other variables. Examples are given demonstrating pointer declaration and initialization, accessing values using pointers, pointers in arrays and functions, and pointers to strings. The document concludes with examples for lab work and assignments involving pointers.

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PL2 Lab5

This document provides an introduction to pointers in C++. It defines pointers as variables that store the memory addresses of other variables. It explains that pointers must be declared like other variables by adding an asterisk, and that they can hold the address of other variables. Examples are given demonstrating pointer declaration and initialization, accessing values using pointers, pointers in arrays and functions, and pointers to strings. The document concludes with examples for lab work and assignments involving pointers.

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American International University Bangladesh (AIUB)

Faculty of science & Technology


Department of Computer Science

LAB MANUAL 05
CSC 2207 Programming Language 2 [EEE]
TITLE

A Brief Introduction to Pointers

PREREQUISITE

• To know about variables


• To be able to use cin and cout
• To know about arrays
• To know about functions
• To know about loop control structure
• To know about decision control structure

OBJECTIVE

• To get a basic idea about pointers


• To gain experience with pointer declaration, initialization and access
• To understand about pointer in array and function
• To know about pointers and strings

THEORY

Pointer

In C++, pointers are variables that store the memory addresses of other variables.

A pointer is a variable that stores the location of memory. In more fundamental terms, a
pointer stores the address of a variable. In more picturesque terms, a pointer points to a
variable. A pointer has to be declared just like any other variable. For example: int *p; is a
pointer to an integer. Adding an asterisk (called the de-referencing operator) in front of a
variable's name declares it to be a pointer to the declared type.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
int x=10;
int *p;
p=&x; // p hold address of x ; initialization
cout<<x; // 10
cout<<&x; // print address of x
cout<<p; // print p hold the address
cout<<&p; // address of p
cout<<*p; // 10 ; dereferencing of pointer p

return 0;
}

int A[]={1,4,3,5,2}; // array created in main program memory(Stack memory)


// like any other variables.
int *p = new int[5]; // p created in main memory but array
//created in Heap memory (Because of new operator) and p points to Array

Pointer (Call by Address)

#include <iostream >


using namespace std;

int Swap(int *a,int *b){


int temp;
temp = *a;
*a= *b;
*b = temp;
}

int main() {
int x = 10;
int y = 20;
Swap(&x,&y);
cout<<x<<" "<<y;

return 0;
}
Pointer (Call by Reference)

#include <iostream >


using namespace std;

int Swap(int &a,int &b){


int temp;
temp = a;
a= b;
b = temp;
}

int main() {

int x = 10;
int y = 20;
Swap(x,y);
cout<<x<<" "<<y;

return 0;
}

Function and pointer

#include <iostream >


using namespace std;

int maximun(int x,int y){


return x>y?x:y;
}

int minimum(int x, int y){


return x<y?x:y;
}

int main() {
int (*fp)(int, int);
fp = maximun;
cout<<(*fp)(10,5)<<endl;
fp = minimum;
cout<<(*fp)(10,5)<<endl;
return 0;
}
Array and pointer

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

void display(int *m ,int length) {


for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
//pointer dereference and array operation
// are same
cout << *(m+i) <<" "<<m[i] <<endl;
}
}

int main() {
// declare and initialize an array
int marks[5] = {88, 76, 90, 61, 69};
display(marks,5);
return 0;
}

LAB WORK

1. Take Inputs from User and Store them in an Array and pass that array to Display function
as arguments, a Sum and Average function to find sum and average of Array Elements.
USE Function, array and pointer.
2. Declare a pointer to a function that accepts three pointers to integer quantities as
arguments and returns a pointer to sum of all quantity.

ASSIGNMENT

1. Write a program using pointers to read in an array of integers and print its elements in
reverse order.
2. Write a function using pointers to add two matrices and to return the resultant matrix to
the calling function.
3. Using pointers, write a function that receives a character string and a character as
argument and deletes all occurrences of this character in the string. The function should
return the corrected string with no holes.

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