8/2/08 1:09 AM, also sprach [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

> This is important for encapsulation. Every change of an object made
> through a pointer will change the object for every other user of this
> object, who refers using a different pointer.
> 
> Person* person = Š
> Person* person2 = person; // two pointers to still *the one and only*
> object

This statement could be misleading, if only for semantic reasons. The
pointers in this example *are* the same, i.e. the address to which each
variable points (also the variable's value) is the same.

Best,

Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
"Demystifying technology for your home or business"


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