Hello,
I am learning C++ lately. This morning, out of curiosity I
constructed a simple code below, but to my surprise, when char* is
used, the program fails to print almost anything.
The only thing I got is the following:
% [0]: np =
As soon as I use a pointer to another type, everything behaves as
anticipated. This is a really trivial code, but I am completely
puzzled. Any hints are appreciated.
Compiler: gcc version 3.4.2
Environment: a Dell 1450 laptop running SUN Solaris 10 intel
Thanks,
--Zack
---------------------------------------- The test code
------------------------------------------
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::string;
int main(void)
{
// if string* is changed to char*, then the program no longer
prints
//string* np = 0;
//string** pnp = &np;
// should figure out the reason w
char* np = 0;
char** pnp = &np;
cout << "[0]: np = " << np << endl;
cout << "[1]: pnp = " << pnp << endl;
cout << "Why the above statements not printing?" << endl;
return 0;
} 1 4265
On Aug 5, 1:22*pm, zackp <zack.pe...@sbc global.netwrote :
* * // if string* is changed to char*, then the program no longer
prints
* * //string* np = 0;
* * //string** pnp = &np;
* * // should figure out the reason w
* * char* np = 0;
* * char** pnp = &np;
* * cout << "[0]: np = " << np << endl;
operator<< on ostream is overloaded for char* type and will follow the
pointer to print the characters in that C-style string. You must not
pass use the null pointer in that case.
If you want to print the pointer value, then cast it to void* first
(which is 0 in this case):
cout << "[0]: np = " << static_cast<voi d*>(np) << endl;
* * cout << "[1]: pnp = " << pnp << endl;
No problem with that one, because it is the address of np and is not
NULL.
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