From 2d429e75ce69e77f8c95490ac03881ec9aa0354a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marti Bolivar Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:15:28 -0400 Subject: arduino language reference nearing completion, properly CC-BY-SA 3.0 attributed --- source/arduino/pointer.rst | 17 +++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'source/arduino/pointer.rst') diff --git a/source/arduino/pointer.rst b/source/arduino/pointer.rst index 4e4b9e5..b9bbc48 100644 --- a/source/arduino/pointer.rst +++ b/source/arduino/pointer.rst @@ -1,10 +1,8 @@ .. _arduino-pointer: -The pointer operators -===================== +The pointer operators: & (reference) and \* (dereference) +========================================================= -& (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 @@ -13,4 +11,15 @@ 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. +Introducing pointers is somewhat outside the scope of this +documentation. However, a good `pointer tutorial +`_ is available. +Also see the `Wikipedia article on pointers +`_, especially +the section on `pointers in C +`_. +See Also +======== + +- http://xkcd.com/138/ -- cgit v1.2.3