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pointers - Meaning of *& and **& in C++

I found these symbols in a function declaration several times, but I don't know what they mean.

Example:

void raccogli_dati(double **& V, double **p, int N) { 
  int ultimo = 3; 
  V = new double * [N/2]; 
  for(int i=0; i < N/2; i++) { 
    V[i] = new double[N/2], std :: clog << "digita " << N/2 - i
                 << " valori per la parte superiore della matrice V: "; 
    for(int j=i; j < N/2; j++) 
      std :: cin >> V[i][j], p[ultimo++][0] = (V[i][j] /= sqrt(p[i][0]*p[j][0]));
  } 
  for(int i=1; i < N/2; i++) 
    for(int j=0; j < i; j++) 
       V[i][j] = V[j][i];
}
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That is taking the parameter by reference. So in the first case you are taking a pointer parameter by reference so whatever modification you do to the value of the pointer is reflected outside the function. Second is the simlilar to first one with the only difference being that it is a double pointer. See this example:

void pass_by_value(int* p)
{
    //Allocate memory for int and store the address in p
    p = new int;
}

void pass_by_reference(int*& p)
{
    p = new int;
}

int main()
{
    int* p1 = NULL;
    int* p2 = NULL;

    pass_by_value(p1); //p1 will still be NULL after this call
    pass_by_reference(p2); //p2 's value is changed to point to the newly allocate memory

    return 0;
}

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