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Lec07:Pointers 廖雪花 liaoxuehua@163.com TEL: 2008年4月 Objectives Contents Introduction Pointer Variable Definitions and Initialization Pointer Operators Calling Functions by Reference Using the const Qualifier with Pointers Bubble Sort Using Call by Reference Pointer Expressions and Pointer Arithmetic The Relationship between Pointers and Arrays Arrays of Pointers Case Study: A Card Shuffling and Dealing Simulation Pointers to Functions Introduction Pointers Powerful, but difficult to master Simulate call-by-reference Close relationship with arrays and strings Pointer Variable Definitions and Initialization Pointer variables Contain memory addresses as their values Normal variables contain a specific value (direct reference) Pointers contain address of a variable that has a specific value (indirect reference) Indirection – referencing a pointer value Pointer Variable Definitions and Initialization Pointer definitions * used with pointer variables int *myPtr; Defines a pointer to an int (pointer of type int *) Multiple pointers require using a * before each variable definition int *myPtr1, *myPtr2; Can define pointers to any data type Initialize pointers to 0, NULL, or an address 0 or NULL – points to nothing (NULL preferred) Pointer Operators (address operator) Returns address of operand int y = 5; int *yPtr; yPtr = y; /* yPtr gets address of y */ yPtr “points to” y Pointer Operators * (indirection/dereferencing operator) Returns a synonym/alias of what its operand points to *yptr returns y (because yptr points to y) * can be used for assignment Returns alias to an object *yptr = 7; /* changes y to 7 */ * and are inverses They cancel each other out 与*运算符 含义 7.3 Pointer Operators Calling Functions by Reference Call by reference with pointer arguments Pass address of argument using operator Allows you to change actual location in memory Arrays are not passed with because the array name is already a pointer * operator Used as al