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--- cplusplus:pointers_1_slides [2021/10/19 19:20] – [Assignment] mithat
+++ cplusplus:pointers_1_slides [2021/10/19 19:28] – [Pointer operators] mithat
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 ===== Pointer syntax basics =====
-===== Declaration =====
+===== Pointer declaration =====
   * ''*'' character is used to indicate pointer variables in declarations and function parameter lists.
   * Type of data being pointed to must also be indicated.
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-===== Declaration =====
+===== Pointer declaration =====
   * You can declare more than one pointer variable at a time:
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   * Most environments show base addresses as [[http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/hex/|hexadecimal]] numbers.
-===== Assignment =====
+===== Pointer assignment =====
   *  Declare an integer variable ''y'' and a pointer variable ''myPtr'' set to store the address of ("point to") ''y''.
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-===== Assignment =====
+===== Pointer assignment =====
   *  Declare an integer variable ''y'' and a pointer variable ''myPtr'' set to store the address of ("point to") ''y''.
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-===== Initialization =====
+===== Pinter initialization =====
   * Local pointer variables in C++ are not automatically initialized.
   * Uninitialized pointers point to arbitrary memory. //Very dangerous.//
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   * ''nullptr'' and ''NULL'' have an integer value of ''0'', so sometimes programmers use ''0'' or '''\0'''.
-===== Pointer operators =====
+===== Operators for pointers =====
-  *  **address operator** ''&'' (above).
+  *  **address operator** ''&'' (already covered).
-  *  **indirection** or **dereferencing operator** ''*'' (below).
+  *  **indirection** or **dereferencing operator** ''*'' (covered next).
 ===== Indirection/dereferencing operator =====