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pointerswithstaticvariables.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
void change(string* change_first, string* change_last) // in this function we created a pointer
{
*change_first = "Master"; // this allows us to change the variable because we know its memory address
*change_last = "piece";
}
int main()
{
string first = "first"; // declaring some normal variables
string last = "last";
cout << first << last << "\n";
change(&first, &last); // we use & to make the pointer reference the variable
cout << first << last << "\n";
system("pause");
}
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