Calculations Using Pointers

Hi There, CC Members ..

Today I am Going to Show you How to Use Pointers for Calculations in C++ ..

Ok..
This Calculation Without Using Pointers ..:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
        int x,y,z;

        cout << "\nx: ";
        cin >> x;
        cout << "\ny: ";
        cin >> y;
            
        if (x>y)
       {
           z=x+y;
           
          cout << "\nz="
                 << z;
       }
       else
       {
           z=x-y;
     
           cout << "\nz="
                  << z;
        }
           cout << "\n\n";

           return 0;
}

If We Execute This Part of Code ..It'll Ask Us to Give a Value for "x and y" ..Than It'll Compare the Given Values if "x>y" .. If That Is True, "z" Will be Calculated as "x+y" else "z" Will be Calculated as "x-y" .. Than Finally It Will Display the Value of "z" ..

Now Let's See How We Can Do It Using Pointers:

the First Part of the Program Would be:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{

Than After This, We Declare the Variables we Need During the Calculation ..

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
       [B]int x,y,z,*a,*b;[/B]

As We See .. I've Declared Two Pointers (a,b) .. In Which the Address of "x" and "y" Will Be Saved..

Than ..

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
       int x,y,z,*a,*b;
       
       [B]cout << "\nx: ";
       cin >> x;

[/B] [B]        a=&x;

[/B] [B]        cout << "\ny: ";
       cin >> y;

[/B] [B]        b=&y;[/B]

Now Using " cin >> x and cin >> y " .. I've Asked From the User to Give Values for "x" and "y" ..

And Then the Address of the Given Values Will be Saved to the Pointers (a,

Using " a=&x and b=&y " ..

Now the Calculation Part:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
       int x,y,z,*a,*b;
       
       cout << "\nx: ";
       cin >> x;

       a=&x;

       cout << "\ny: ";
       cin >> y;

       b=&y;

       [B]if (x>y)
       {
             z=*a+*b;
          
             cout << "\nz="
                    << z;
        }
       else
       {
             z=*a-*b;

[/B] [B]              cout << "\nz="
                    << z;
        }[/B]

             cout << "\n\n";

             return 0;
}

Using "x>y" the Computer Will Compare the Two Variables and Will Look If the Value of "x" is Bigger than the Value of "y" .. and If It's True..