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diff --git a/source/arduino/pointer.rst b/source/arduino/pointer.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4e4b9e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/arduino/pointer.rst @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +.. _arduino-pointer: + +The pointer operators +===================== + +& (reference) and \* (dereference) +================================== + +Pointers are one of the more complicated subjects for beginners in +learning C, and it is possible to write the vast majority of +Arduino sketches without ever encountering pointers. However for +manipulating certain data structures, the use of pointers can +simplify the code, and and knowledge of manipulating pointers is +handy to have in one's toolkit. + + |