From: Visionary <visionary AT ns DOT NO_SPAMsympatico DOT ca>
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Subject: Help - Are these pointer quirks unique to C++ or my compiler?
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 21:34:03 -0800
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Here is a snippet of C++ code I have using the DJGPP compiler. This is
the constructor 
definition for the class "investment". It works just fine as shown
below:

	investment::investment(float initialAmount, float percentInterestRate,
float monthlyWithdrawl, char compoundMode, char monthlyOrYearlyBalance,
int numberYears)
	   {
	   char *newCompoundMode, tempCompoundMode;

	   newCompoundMode = 0;
	   tempCompoundMode = compoundMode;
	   newCompoundMode = strlwr(&tempCompoundMode);

	   .
	   .
	   .

	   }

	Also, in my main program, I call this constructor with:

	   investment dadInvestment(23454.67, 9.2, 544.55, 'U', 'N', 2);


	Why is it, however, that if I declare my local char variables in the
reverse order like:

 	   char tempCompoundMode, *newCompoundMode;

	I get a memory segmentation/GPF type of fault when I run it, but not
when I declare them 
in the other order? Is it because we must always put pointers ahead of
regular variables in a 
certain type declaration?

	Also, I couldn't use the parameter "compoundMode" directly as in:

	   newCompoundMode = strlwr(&compoundMode);

	This gives me the above mentioned crash and burn as well. Any ideas on
either of these 
two weird quirks?