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Difference between pointer variable and reference variable in C++
what is the difference between reference an pointers in c++
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3See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/57483/difference-between-pointer-variable-and-reference-variable-in-c – user225312 Sep 17 '10 at 08:38
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1Learn C++ before asking fundamental questions. – Bertrand Marron Sep 17 '10 at 08:40
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9@Bertrand: That's kinda chicken and egg, no? – Potatoswatter Sep 17 '10 at 08:40
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1References were primarily introduced into the language to support *call by reference*. Pointers, on the other hand, primarily support *reference semantics* (sometimes also called *pointer semantics* to avoid confusion with C++ references). – fredoverflow Sep 17 '10 at 08:57