NH> Given the following code:
NH> 
NH> char aStr[10] = "abcdefgh";
NH> char * aPtr = &aStr[5];
NH> 
NH> cout << aPtr << endl;
NH> 
NH> The output is garbage.  How does one correct print the value of a
NH> pointer?
    aPtr is a typed pointer, in this case is a "char*". You must type
    cast the pointer so the compiler no longer thinks aPtr is a string.
    cout << (typecast)aPtr << endl;
    Replace typcast with something like int* and see what it does.
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