1. Re: pass by value
On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, wolfgang fritz wrote:
> OK, foo is a ( memory ) pointer you supply to the function.
> What's done with this depends on the function.
> It may point to a string value, an empty string buffer, or an array (
> structure ).
> This can be either *input*, or *output*, depending on the function.
> If the function is meant to return a value *using* foo as a pointer to the
> value, then yes, foo points to the returned value, (or values).
> Some functions, of course, sometimes return ( filled in ) structures, which
> may also contain pointers, just to add to the confusion !
> ...what the heck, I need some typing practice, sorry if this doesn't help...
> WWolf
thanks Wolf. that is basically what i needed to know. Now that i know that, i
can just figure the rest out myself.
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