Hey all,

I'm new to C++ but not to programming in general. I've knowledge in VB, PHP, and MySQL. But i've never had to deal with pointers before. This is a very new topic to me and it seems irrelevant and pointless. The only benefit i've been able to discern from the use of pointers is to return multiple variables from a function (which can also be done with globals) So can someone please explain why pointers are useful. Any advice on this topic will be appreciated. I've tried reading multiple books on the subject and it just doesn't seem to click.