A pointer points to a memory location containing a specified value right? If a pointer is defined without something to point at, it can point anywhere, right? Here is my question: What are the...

Thanks for all the help and suggestions. I will probably end up buying most of these books once somebody fixes the economy and the IRS.

I am new to C++ although I have done intermediate java programming. A couple of months ago I bought a book called The C++ Programming Language; Third Edition by Bjarne Stroustrup. I am beginning to...