Pointers
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Pointers are used to access array elements, pass arguments to functions that need to modify the original argument, pass arrays and strings to functions, obtain memory from the system, and create data structures like linked lists. Pointers contain the address of another variable and can be accessed using the dereference operator (*). Pointers must have a value and can be either constants or variables. Pointers are also used to pass arrays and strings to functions as well as sort arrays and manage memory.
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Pointers
- 1. Pointers: Chapter 10: Ms. Munazza Mah Jabeen Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- 2. Pointers: Pointer are Used for: • Accessing array elements • Passing arguments to a function when the function needs to modify the original argument • Passing arrays and strings to functions • Obtaining memory from the system • Creating data structures such as linked lists
- 3. Addresses and Pointers: • Pointer Constants • Pointers Variable • The Address-of Operator &
- 4. Pointer Variable: • Syntax Quibbles • Pointers Must Have a Value • Accessing the Variable Pointed To • * - dereference operator /indirection operator • Pointer to void • Pointer to wrong type • Pointer Constants and Pointer Variables
- 6. Pointers and Functions: • Passing Simple Variables • Passing Arrays
- 8. Pointers and C-Type Strings: • Pointers and C-Type Strings • Copying a String Using Pointers • Library String Functions • Memory Management: new and delete