TEMPLATE FOR USING POINTERS - I FIGURED IT OUT!!

include/setcpu.h

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-void setCPU(){};
+// void setCPU(){};
 
 
-void setCPU(std::string mmodel, float mmainclock, float mboostclock) {
-  A7800x3d.mainclock = mmainclock;
-  A7800x3d.boostclock = mboostclock;
-  // model.boostclock = boostclock; // This doesnt work because its not a vaild reference!
-  // Trying to use the local model var to call the global CPU class for that specific model
+void setCPU(CPU *pCPU, float mmainclock) {
   cout << "Coming from the setCPU function in setcpu.h" << endl;
-  cout << "\n\n\n" << mmodel << ".mainclock\n\n" << endl;
-  cout << "\n\n" << i75820k.boostclock << "\n\n" << endl;
+
+ pCPU->mainclock = mmainclock; 
+cout << "Incoming main clock variable was: " << mmainclock << endl;
+
   cout << "Leaving setCPU()\n\n";
 }
 

lists/cpu.h

@@ -2,24 +2,10 @@
 #include "hardware.h"
 using namespace std;
 
-CPU i75820k;
 
+CPU *A7800x3d = new CPU;
+CPU *Ii75820k = new CPU;
 
-// Testing a function to create the class - cant access the class from main function though.
-void a7800x3d(){
-  CPU A7800x3d;
-  cout << "Initial Main Clock: " << A7800x3d.mainclock << "\n" << A7800x3d.boostclock << endl;
-};
-
-void a7800x3d(float mainclock, float boostclock){
-  CPU A7800x3d;
-  A7800x3d.mainclock = mainclock;
-  A7800x3d.boostclock = boostclock;
-
-  std::cout << "Main clock is: " << A7800x3d.mainclock << "\nBoost clock is: " << A7800x3d.boostclock << endl;
- 
-  // return mainclock, boostclock;
-};
 
 // std::string a7800x3d(std::string man){
   // CPU A7800x3d;

lists/hardware.h

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class CPU: public Hardware {
 };
 
 // Spawn a CPU class for the Ryzen 7 7800x3d
-CPU A7800x3d;
-// Spawn a CPU class for the Intel i7 5820k
-CPU Ii75820k;
+// CPU *A7800x3d; // Spawn a CPU class for the Intel i7 5820k
+// CPU *Ii75820k;
 

main.cpp

@@ -9,25 +9,45 @@ void* ptr = &A7800x3d;
 int main() {
 
   using namespace std;
-  
-  // Set some variables for the spawned CPU's
-  A7800x3d.manufacturer = "AMD";
-  A7800x3d.model = "Ryzen 7 7800x3d";
-  
-  i75820k.model = "i75820k";
-  i75820k.manufacturer = "Intel";
+ 
+/* Error Checking
+  cout << "Main pointer address for A7800x3d: " << &A7800x3d << endl;
+  cout << "A7800x3d pointer before the value set is :" << &A7800x3d->manufacturer << endl;
+  cout << "A7800x3d value before change is: " << A7800x3d->manufacturer << endl;
+  A7800x3d->manufacturer = "AMD";
+  cout << "A7800x3d manufacturer is: " << A7800x3d->manufacturer << endl;
+  cout << "A7800x3d pointer after the change to AMD is: " << &A7800x3d->manufacturer << endl;
+*/
+  A7800x3d->manufacturer = "AMD";
 
-  setCPU("A7800x3d", 4.8, 5.2);
-  setCPU("i75820k", 3.2, 3.8);
+  // Cat out both CPU's that have been created for sanity
+  cout << "IIi75820k manufacturer is: " << Ii75820k->manufacturer << endl;
+  cout << "A7800x3d manufacturer is: " << A7800x3d->manufacturer << endl;
+
+  cout << "Lets tyy the setCPU function!\n";
+  cout << "A7800x3d main clock speed is: " << A7800x3d->mainclock << endl;
+
+  setCPU(A7800x3d, 4.8);
+  cout << "A7800x3d new main clock speed is: " << A7800x3d->mainclock << endl;
+
+  // Set some variables for the spawned CPU's
+  // A7800x3d.manufacturer = "AMD";
+  // A7800x3d.model = "Ryzen 7 7800x3d";
+  
+  // i75820k.model = "i75820k";
+  // i75820k.manufacturer = "Intel";
+
+  // setCPU("A7800x3d", 4.8, 5.2);
+  // setCPU("i75820k", 3.2, 3.8);
   // setCPU(A7800x3d, 4.8);
 
-
+/*
   cout << "The " << A7800x3d.model << "'s Manufacturer is: " <<  A7800x3d.manufacturer << endl;
   cout << "The Main Clock Speed is: " << A7800x3d.mainclock << endl;
   cout << "The Boost Clock Speed is: " << A7800x3d.boostclock << endl;
   cout << "\n\nThe pointer is: " << ptr << endl;
   // cout << "The pointer is: " << *ptr.manufacturer << endl;
-
+*/
   system("sleep 3s");
   return 0;
 }