Ars Technica

Quick Q: Strings, Character arrays and pointers

I'm getting confused here, I want to pass a character array to rfile() and argv[] happens to be an array of character arrays, so argv[i + 1] should return the pointer ...
Ars Technica

C - using malloc to dynamically assign memory for a array of strings

Hi,<BR><BR>I've been having some difficulty with a C assignment that I have (I'm starting to realize how much PHP and Java spoils me!). Its a simple cash register that asks for the type of purchase, ...
Hackaday

When 4 + 1 Equals 8: An Advanced Take On Pointers In C

In our first part on pointers, we covered the basics and common pitfalls of pointers in C. If we had to break it down into one sentence, the main principle of pointers is that they are simply data ...
Purdue University

C Programming: Pointers and Memory Management

This course builds upon the basic concept of pointers, discussed in C Programming: Modular Programming and Memory Management, and introduces the more advanced usage of pointers and pointer arithmetic.
Embedded

Best practices to safely navigate pointers in C/C++

As someone who has spent over two decades in the embedded systems industry, I’ve seen the vast evolution of technology—from 8-bit microcontrollers to today’s sophisticated, multicore systems. Yet, one ...