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====== Pointers 3 ====== | ====== Pointers 3 ====== | ||
- | ===== The relationship between pointers and arrays | + | Pointers, |
- | Arrays and pointers in C++ are very closely related. In C++ an array name is like a constant pointer: the block of memory where array name points cannot be changed, but what is stored there can change. | + | ===== Pointers and arrays ===== |
+ | |||
+ | Arrays and pointers in C++ are very closely related. In C++ an array name is like a constant pointer: the block of memory where an array name points cannot be changed, but what is stored there can change. | ||
The relationship is so close that you can use pointer operators with array names: | The relationship is so close that you can use pointer operators with array names: | ||
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===== Pointer arithmetic ===== | ===== Pointer arithmetic ===== | ||
- | C++ lets you perform arithmetic on pointer variables; however, //pointer arithmetic works differently from normal arithmetic!// | + | C++ lets you perform arithmetic on pointer variables; however, //pointer arithmetic works differently from normal arithmetic!// |
+ | |||
+ | In other words, adding 1 to a pointer makes it point to the next block of memory corresponding to the size of the underlying type; subtracting 1 from a pointer makes it point to the previous block of memory corresponding to the size of the underlying type. This is really only meaningful when performed on an array. | ||
<file cpp pointer-math.cpp> | <file cpp pointer-math.cpp> | ||
+ | /** Pointer arithmetic. */ | ||
#include < | #include < | ||
using namespace std; | using namespace std; | ||
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Subtracting one pointer from another returns the number of elements between two addresses: | Subtracting one pointer from another returns the number of elements between two addresses: | ||
- | <file cpp pointer-subtraction.cpp> | + | <file cpp subtracting-pointers.cpp> |
+ | /** Subtracting pointers */ | ||
#include < | #include < | ||
using namespace std; | using namespace std; | ||
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==== Walking down an array ==== | ==== Walking down an array ==== | ||
- | A common technique used for visiting | + | A common technique used to visit every element in an array is to //walk down an array// |
<file cpp walk-down-array.cpp> | <file cpp walk-down-array.cpp> | ||
+ | /** Walking down an array. */ | ||
#include < | #include < | ||
using namespace std; | using namespace std; | ||
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int *vPtr = v; | int *vPtr = v; | ||
- | for(int i=0; i<5; i++) | + | for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) |
{ | { | ||
cout << *vPtr << endl; | cout << *vPtr << endl; | ||
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<file cpp walk-null-terminated.cpp> | <file cpp walk-null-terminated.cpp> | ||
+ | /** Walking down a null-terminated array. */ | ||
#include < | #include < | ||
using namespace std; | using namespace std; | ||
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===== Summary ===== | ===== Summary ===== | ||
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- | ==== Array access ==== | ||
- | |||
- | Array access method | ||
- | --------------------- | ||
- | '' | ||
- | '' | ||
- | '' | ||
- | '' | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ==== Array arithmetic ==== | ||
The examples below assume: | The examples below assume: | ||
<code cpp> | <code cpp> | ||
- | int vals[] = {4,7,11}; | + | int vals[] = {4, 7, 11}; |
int *valptr = vals; | int *valptr = vals; | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | Operation | + | ==== Array access techniques ==== |
- | --------------------- | + | |
- | '' | + | ^ Access technique |
- | '' | + | | '' |
- | '' | + | | '' |
- | '' | + | | '' |
- | '' | + | | '' |
- | '' | + | |
+ | |||
+ | ==== Array arithmetic ==== | ||
+ | ^ Operation | ||
+ | |Increment < | ||
+ | |Decrement < | ||
+ | |Arithmetic < | ||
+ | |Compound assignment < | ||
+ | valptr += 2; // points at 11</ | ||
+ | |Pointer subtraction < | ||
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