pointers - C++ Parallel Arrays -

in parallel array can not see or figure out why printing memory address instead of values entered. ask c++ gods enlighten me , point me tutorials issue can learn from. code below.

#include <iostream> #include <ctime> #include <cstdlib> #include <iomanip> #include <string> #include <ios>  using namespace std;  // assign constant const int rowsize = 6; const int columnsize = 4;  void displaywelcome() {    cout << "\tcorporation x\n";    cout << "quartily reports 6 entities\n";    cout << "showing highest average out of six\n";    cout << endl; }  // assign words in row of 6 string* entitiesarray(string(entities)[rowsize]) {     string entitiesname[rowsize] = {"east ","west ","central ","midwest"       ,"south ","south east "};     //string entitiesname;     for(int i=0; < rowsize; i++)     {         cout << entitiesname[i] << endl;     }     return entitiesname; }  // assign numbers 6x4 double* entriesarray(double(corparray)[rowsize][columnsize]) {     // assign random numbers array     srand(time(0));     double rowsum = 0.0, average = 0.0;      (int r = 0; r < rowsize; ++r)     {         rowsum = 0;         (int c = 0; c < columnsize; ++c)         {             corparray[r][c] = rand() % 101;             cout << setw(5) << left << corparray[r][c] << " ";             rowsum += corparray[r][c];             average = rowsum / 4;         }     cout << average;     cout << endl;     }     return 0; }  // parallel array  prints memory address void parray(string &theentitiesarray,double &theentriesarray) {     string entity = &theentitiesarray;     double entry = &theentriesarray;     for(int row_index = 0; row_index < 6; row_index++)     {         cout << setw(10) << entity <<endl;         (int col_index = 0; col_index < 4; col_index++)         {             cout << setw(10) << entry << endl;         }     } }  int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {     // declare array & variables     double corparray[rowsize][columnsize];     string entities[rowsize];     double* theentriesarray;      string* theentitiesarray;     char parallelarray;      displaywelcome();     theentitiesarray = entitiesarray(entities);     theentriesarray = entriesarray(corparray);     parray(*theentitiesarray, *theentriesarray);      cout << endl;   return 0; } 

@jsf beat me in comment, in line double entry = &theentriesarray;, you're assigning address of theentriesarray variable entry, rather numerical value refers to. change to:

double entry = theentriesarray;