Thread: record pointers

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    record pointers

    what do they do I dont get it

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    There is no such thing as a "record" in C. There is in pascal. The term "record" generally refers to a group of items with a fixed format or specification.

    A pointer is a variable that contains an address of a specific type of variable.

    In this case, a "record pointer" would be a pointer to whatever your "record" is.

    Something like:

    struct record {
    ...my stuff here...
    };

    struct record myInstance, *myPointer;

    myPointer = &myInstance;

    Thus, you can access "myInstance" through the pointer to it.

    Quzah.
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