C++ Program Returning Numbers Instead of Char -

i'm having trouble figuring out why below program returning numbers when executed instead of 5 rows , 10 columns of pound symbols. seems it's returning memory address, i'm not sure. spitting out "52428" instead of pound symbol in correct pattern of 5 10. see this:

52428524285242852428524285242852428524285242852428 52428524285242852428524285242852428524285242852428 52428524285242852428524285242852428524285242852428 52428524285242852428524285242852428524285242852428 52428524285242852428524285242852428524285242852428 

code below:

#include <iostream> using namespace std;  //constants total rows , total columns static const unsigned short tot_rows = 5, tot_columns = 10;  //function prototypes unsigned short convertchar(char); bool isactive(unsigned short); void inittheater(char[]); void gettheater(char[]); void updateheater(char[], unsigned short, unsigned short); void storetheater(char[]);  int main() {     //variable , array decs     char theater[tot_rows][tot_columns];     double price[tot_rows];     char selection;      //get price input per row     (unsigned short rownum = 0; rownum < tot_rows; rownum++)     {         cout << "enter price row " << rownum+1 << ":";         cin >> price[rownum];     }      //initialize theater     inittheater(*theater);      //loop wait 1 of exit commands         {         gettheater(*theater);         cout << "enter selection: ";         cin >> selection;     } while (isactive(selection));     return 0; }  //initalize theater placing '#' in each array element void inittheater(char theater[]) {     (unsigned short rows = 0; rows < tot_rows; rows++)     {         (unsigned short cols = 0; cols < tot_columns; cols++)         {             theater[rows][&cols] = '#';         }     } }  //display current state of theater void gettheater(char *theater) {     (unsigned short viewrows = 0; viewrows < tot_rows; viewrows++)     {         (unsigned short viewcols = 0; viewcols < tot_columns; viewcols++)         {             cout << theater[viewrows][&viewcols];         }         cout << endl;     } }  //update theater placing '*' or '#' in specific row , seat. void updatetheater(char *theater[], unsigned short row, unsigned short column) {     //expand determine current state of array element , flip alternate     theater[row][column] = '*'; }  //check if user has typed exit command , exit if yes bool isactive(unsigned short selection) {     if (selection == '9' || selection == 'q' || selection == 'q')     {         return false;     }     return true; } 

arrays don't work @ seem expecting them work. there's not other need learn how arrays work in c++ , use them appropriately. (or use vectors or that.)

in particular, gettheater , inittheater function have no idea how array laid out in memory. can't find elements using []'s.

in gettheater, have this:

        cout << theater[viewrows][&viewcols]; 

in c , c++, a[b][c] equivalent *(*(a+b)+c). above equivalent to:

cout << *(*(theater + viewrows) + &viewcols); 

rearranging:

cout << * (&viewcols + *(theater+viewrows)); 

this same as:

char j = theater[viewrows]; cout << * (&viewcols + j); 

so you're looking @ what's in memory bit past viewcols, looking @ wrong element of array decide how far past viewcols look.