On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:25:14 +0000
"Paul Herring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On 12/22/06, Sunil Nair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > To be more specific
> >
> > A pointer is a variable that holds the address of another
> > variable................
> >
> 
> Not always:
> 
> int* a, *b;
> a = malloc(sizeof *a);
> b = 0;
> 
> Neither a nor b hold the address of another variable.

depends what is at those locations. it might be unintentional but there
could be something useful at both those locations, bit of a lucky dip.

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