As you know by now, variables are stored in memory. Each memory location has a numeric address, in much the same way that each element of an array has its own subscript. Variable names in C and other high-level languages enable the programmer to refer to memory locations by name, but the compiler must translate these names into addresses. A pointer is a variable that represents the location of a data item, such as a variable or an array element. Pointers are used frequently in C. Pointers can be used to pass information back and forth between a function and its reference point. In particular, pointers provide a way to return multiple data items from a function via function arguments. Pointers also permit references to other functions to be specified as arguments to a given function. This has the effect of passing functions as arguments to the given function.

Pointers - OBJECTIVES

After going through this lesson you will be in a position to

• explain address operator
• define pointer declarations
• describe pointers and one-dimensional arrays
• define pointers and multidimensional arrays
• explain arrays of pointers

Pointers - Index

• THE ADDRESS OPERATOR
• POINTER DECLARATION
• POINTERS AS ARGUMENTS
• POINTERS AND ONE MIDEMNSIONAL ARRAYS
• ARITHMETICS ON POINTERS
• POINTERS AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL ARRAYS
• ARRAYS OF POINTERS
• PASSING FUNCTIONS TO OTHER FUNCTIONS

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