type as the variable , or the data that it points to or holds the address of . The power of pointers also hints at the potential complexity of their use , which is why this lab is focused almost entirely on several different aspects and uses of pointers . The lab also introduces pointer arrays and pointers to pointers .
The Resistor class created in the Week 2 lab will be used as the class that the pointer operations will be used upon . The lab also requires the use of accessor functions and static data members , which may need to be added to the Resistor class definition and implementation .