NH> NH> char * aPtr = &aStr[5];
NH> NH> cout << aPtr << endl;
NH> DM> You want:
NH> DM> cout << (void*)aPtr << endl;
NH> Just an honest question:  why, after aPtr was declared to be a point
NH> to char, would you need to cast it in order to print the address
NH> (contents of the pointer).
Because  a  pointer  to  character is interpreted as a (pointer to the
first character of a) zero-terminated string.
NH> Instead of a C-style cast, would it be preferred in that situation t
NH> do:
NH> cout aPtr << end;
Yes, I'd use a cast keyword, but like this:
cout (aPtr) << endl;
Thomas
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