Passing Parameters

Ok, this is kinda confusing me, and what i thought should work, didn't. Lets say i have the following code:

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int variable;

void function1(int *variable)
{
    // do something
    function2(int *variable);
}

void function2(int variable)
{

}

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Of course, this wouldnt work because your passing a pointer to a non-pointer parameter. And you cant call

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function2(int variable);

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as that is not passing in the parameter correctly which was recieved in function 1.
I thought that i could get it to work by using:

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function2(int &(*variable));

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That way, it is passing the value of the pointer, hence what im after. But this doesnt work :(

So how can i call function2 inside function1? Do i need to change the structure of function2 to pass a pointer to it? If so, then how would i call it in function 1?

You can;

Pass to function 2 by pointer;

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#include<iostream>

void function2(int*);//forward declaration

void function1(int *variable)
{
    // do something
    function2(variable);
}

void function2(int *variable)
{
        std::cout << *variable << std::endl;
}

int main()
{
 
        int variable = 10;

        function1(&variable);

        return 0;
}

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or by value

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#include<iostream>

void function2(int);//forward declaration

void function1(int *variable)
{
    // do something
    function2(*variable);
}

void function2(int variable)
{
        std::cout << variable << std::endl;
}

int main()
{
 
        int variable = 10;

        function1(&variable);

        return 0;
}

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You can also bring references into it....

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#include<iostream>

void function2(int&);//forward declaration

void function1(int& variable)
{
    // do something
    function2(variable);
}

void function2(int& variable)
{
        std::cout << variable << std::endl;
}

int main()
{
 
        int variable = 10;

        function1(variable);

        return 0;
}

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choices..choices....

Ah, well thanks. I like choices :) That helps a lot, though i actually found the problem in my code to be:

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*variable++;

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which should be

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(*variable)++;

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But now i know how to pass the variables correctly, i found it :) Thanks.