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Pointer to objects

Pointer:

A pointer is a variable that stores the address of another variable/object.
A Pointer can also refers to an object of a class. The member of an object can be accessed through pointers by using the symbol ->. The symbol is known as member access operator.

Syntax:

ptr -> member

Explanation:

ptr (It is the name of the pointer that references an object)
-> (It is the member access Operator that is used to access a member of object.)
member (It is the name of the class member to be accessed.)

Arrays of Pointers to Objects

An Array can store same type of data.
An array of pointer can store memory addresses of the object of same class.
It allows te user to create a large number of objects in memory using new operator and process then easily using loops.
Each element of array will refer to a different object in the memory.

new Operator:

Allocates memory dynamically on the heap.
Returns the address of the allocated object.