(ANSI) C Reference – Pointers, Arrays and Structures

A look at how to use pointers, arrays and structures in the C language.

You could also take a look at the C Array tutorial.

You could also take a look at the C Structures tutorial.

You could also take a look at the C Pointers tutorials.

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void * ->  Generic pointer type

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NULL ->  Null pointer

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type *name ->  Declare pointer to type

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type *f() ->  Declare function returning pointer to type

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type (*pf)() ->  Declare pointer to function returning type

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*pointer ->  Object pointed to by pointer

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&name ->  Address of object name

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name[dim] ->  Array

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name[dim1][dim2] ->  Multidimensional array

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struct tag ->  structure template

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declarations ->  declaration of members

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struct tag name ->  Create structure

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name.member ->  Member of structure

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pointer -> member ->  Member of pointed to structure

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union ->  Single value, multiple type structure

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member : x ->  Bit-field with x bits

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