1. When you need many references to a single variable 2. When you need to return multiple values from a function is a basic are some of the examples. 3. Creating linked lists You can use pointers in many situations...
-- http://programmingsite.googlepages.com http://plainthought.googlepages.com --- In [email protected], renzo rizzato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi to all from Italy, > > I "laisyly" trying to study C++; actually the book is > explaining to me what pointers are and how to use them > inside a program. So far, so good, my deep question is:"why > and when (hell) is it convenient/necessary/indispensable to > use them?"(end of the question). > I have been using VB5 for long (now no longer since I passed > to Linux), and I do not remember something like them.... > Thank you for the icoming answer (no hurry, this is NOT an > urgent question) > > > > -- > ******************* > renzo rizzato > rovigo - italy > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > linux user #272783 > ******************* >
