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Pointer Examples (cont.)

• C and C++: for both dynamic storage management and addressing
  • Explicit dereferencing and address-of operator
  • Can do address arithmetic in restricted forms
  • Domain type need not be fixed (void * )

• C++ reference types
  • Constant pointers that are implicitly dereferenced
  • Typically used for parameters
  • Advantages of both pass-by-reference and pass-by-value