dmcleish91 · September 28, 2016 15:21 · Sep 28, 2016
diff --git a/pointerswithstaticvariables.cpp b/pointerswithstaticvariables.cpp
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+#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");
+}