In a message dated 8/4/99 4:59:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, e96nbr@efd.lth.se writes: > > > list_header *alistitem; > > > alistitem = List_Find(&mylist, 42); > > > > what is the & for? > > It gives the argument as a pointer to <mylist> and not <mylist> itself. what would happen if you left the * and the & out?