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Pointers Revisited

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A Book on C

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Our use of pointers so far has been largely restricted to the processing of character strings. In this chapter we will explore much more imaginative uses of this very powerful feature of C. In particular, we will need pointers to simplify the handling of the data structures that are typical of more complex programs.

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© 1993 B. A. E. Meekings, T. P. Kudrycki and M. D. Soren

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Meekings, B.A.E., Kudrycki, T.P., Soren, M.D. (1993). Pointers Revisited. In: A Book on C. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12804-4_10

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