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A '''pointer''' is a data type wich contains a reference/pointer to the memory address of the variable it points to.
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A '''pointer''' is a data type wich contains a [[reference]]/pointer to the memory address of the [[variable]] it points to.
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Pointers can be declared in several ways:
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p: Pointer;  // direct use of pointer-type
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p: ^Longint; // usage of pointer-to-type notation.
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See also:
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* http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/ref/refse15.html
  
 
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A pointer is a data type wich contains a reference/pointer to the memory address of the variable it points to.

Pointers can be declared in several ways:

p: Pointer;  // direct use of pointer-type
p: ^Longint; // usage of pointer-to-type notation.

See also:


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