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IOS学习笔记004--指针(国外英语资料) IOS learning notes -- Pointers 1) why do you use Pointers? The basic concept of a and pointer: In a computer, all data is stored in storage. Commonly called a byte of memory a memory unit, the memory cell number by different data types, such as integer variables accounted for 4 units, amount of characters of 1 unit, etc., in order to properly access the memory unit, must be for each memory cell number. The memory unit is found precisely based on the number of a memory cell. The number of memory units is also called an address. Since you can find the required memory unit based on the number or address of the memory unit, this address is often referred to as a pointer. Note: the contents of a memory units pointer and memory unit are two different concepts. Summary: for a memory unit, the address of the unit is the pointer, where the data is the contents of the unit. One of the most important things in the pointer C language: no pointer, no freedom The learning of the pointer is also one of the difficulties. If you look at the art of the needle, you can learn more about it. 2) the benefits of using Pointers A, provides the function with the flexibility to modify the call variable B, let the function have multiple return values C can improve the efficiency of some subroutines in data transmission, if the large blocks of data (such as data buffer zones or larger structure), then you can use the pointer address and not the actual data, which improve the transmission speed, and save a lot of memory. D, provides support for dynamic data structures such as binary trees and linked lists. The access method of a variable There are two types of access: direct access and indirect access Direct access: the assignment of the variable and the value of the variable (by the name of the variable) Indirect access: indirectly through the pointer (address). 4) the concept of pointer variables and the method of definition A pointer variable, In C, a variable is al