Describe 'pointer-to' operator

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David Schmenk 2014-07-04 20:38:41 -07:00
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@ -269,6 +269,28 @@ def strlen(strptr)
return ^strptr
end
```
Pointers to structures or arrays can be referenced with the `->` and `=>` operators, pointing to `byte` or `word` sized elements.
```
const elem_id = 0
const elem_addr = 1
def addentry(entry, id, addr)
entry->elem_id = id ; set ID byte
entry=>elem_addr = addr ; set address
return entry + 3 ; return next enry address
end
```
The above is equivalent to:
```
const elem_id = 0
const elem_addr = 1
def addentry(entry, id, addr)
(entry).elem_id = id ; set ID byte
(entry):elem_addr = addr ; set address
return entry + 3 ; return next enry address
end
```
##### Addresses of Data/Code
Along with dereferencing a pointer, there is the question of getting the address of a variable. The `@` operator prepended to a variable name or a function definition name, will return the address of the variable/definition. From the previous example, the call to `strlen` would look like: