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	== Definition ==		== Definition ==
-	'''POINTER'''	+	=== Statement ===
		+	Declaration of a pointer:<br>
		+	<datatype> POINTER <pointername><br>
		+	<datatype> * <pointername>
-	'''Pointer'''s, are used to point to a location in [[memory]]. It uses 32 [[bit]]s (4 [[byte]]s) so it can map 4GB of memory into bytes. '''Pointer'''s can point to any datatype: [[int]]s, [[short]]s, [[string]]s and even usermade datatypes.	+	Assignment of a value to the location pointed to:<br>
		+	POINTER <pointername> = <value>;<br>
		+	<nowiki>*</nowiki> <pointername> = <value>;
		+
		+	=== Concept ===
		+	'''Pointer'''s, are used to point to a location in [[memory]]. It uses 32 [[bit]]s (4 [[byte]]s) so it can map 4GB of memory into bytes. '''Pointer'''s can point to any [[datatype]]: [[int]]s, [[short]]s, [[string]]s or even usermade datatypes.
	== Example ==		== Example ==
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	say(*my_int_pointer);		say(*my_int_pointer);
-	Loop	+	Repeat
	frame;		frame;
-	End	+	Until(key(_esc))
		+
	End		End
	</pre>		</pre>
-	The & (offset) operator, when used with pointers, returns a [[void]] pointer to a variable. In the example it returns an int pointer to the variable my_int. The * (pointer) operator, when used with pointers, makes it so the pointer variable is not accessed, but the variable it's pointing to. In the example it changes access from my_int_pointer to my_int.	+	The & ([[offset]]) operator, when used with pointers, returns a [[void]] pointer to a variable. In the example it returns an int pointer to the variable my_int. The * (pointer) operator, when used with pointers, makes it so the pointer variable is not accessed, but the variable it's pointing to. In the example it changes access from my_int_pointer to my_int.

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Contents 1 Definition 1.1 Statement 1.2 Concept 2 Example

Definition

Statement

Declaration of a pointer:
<datatype> POINTER <pointername>
<datatype> * <pointername>

Assignment of a value to the location pointed to:
POINTER <pointername> = <value>;
* <pointername> = <value>;

Concept

Pointers, are used to point to a location in memory. It uses 32 bits (4 bytes) so it can map 4GB of memory into bytes. Pointers can point to any datatype: ints, shorts, strings or even usermade datatypes.

Example

Program pointers;
Private
    int my_int;
    int pointer my_int_pointer;
Begin

    my_int_pointer = &my_int;

    my_int = 3;
    say(my_int);
    say(*my_int_pointer);
  
    *my_int_pointer = 4;
    say(my_int);
    say(*my_int_pointer);

    Repeat
        frame;
    Until(key(_esc))

End

The & (offset) operator, when used with pointers, returns a void pointer to a variable. In the example it returns an int pointer to the variable my_int. The * (pointer) operator, when used with pointers, makes it so the pointer variable is not accessed, but the variable it's pointing to. In the example it changes access from my_int_pointer to my_int.