NEWB Pointer problem

in main() :
----> int num = 1;

function call :
---->ClassInstance.Write(&num,1);

function prototype :
int Cls::Write(int *pn, int food)


In the function how can i see what is in *pn ?

When i say---> cout<<"pn = "<<(int)pn<<endl;
---result = 1244044, IT SHOULD BE 1


i'll need to say stuff like if (total > pn)

cout<<"pn="<<*pn;//the * returns the value in the address

You do not need to cast "pn" to an integer, it has already been declared a pointer to an integer type. Casting pointers to a particular type is used mostly with type void pointers.

A pointer holds the RAM address of a particular type, it must be dereferenced to get the value stored at that RAM address...

cout << "* pn = " << * pn;