TAL Programmer's Guide

Contents
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Declaring Simple Pointers in Structures 8-17
Addresses Simple Pointers Can Contain 8-18
Allocating Simple Pointers in Structures 8-18
Declaring Structure Pointers in Structures 8-19
Addresses Structure Pointers Can Contain 8-20
Allocating Structure Pointers in Structures 8-20
Declaring Redefinitions 8-21
Simple Variables or Arrays as Redefinitions 8-21
Definition Substructures as Redefinitions 8-23
Referral Substructures as Redefinitions 8-25
Simple Pointers as Redefinitions 8-26
Structure Pointers as Redefinitions 8-26
Accessing Structure Items 8-27
Qualifying Identifiers 8-27
Indexing Structures 8-28
Assigning Values to Structure Items 8-34
Assigning Addresses to Pointers in Structures 8-35
Accessing Data Through Pointers in Structures 8-36
Copying Data in Structures 8-39
Using Standard Functions With Structures 8-43
Section 9 Using Pointers
Using Simple Pointers 9-2
Declaring Simple Pointers 9-2
Specifying a Data Type 9-2
Initializing Simple Pointers 9-3
Initializing Global Simple Pointers 9-3
Initializing Local or Sublocal Simple Pointers 9-5
Allocating Simple Pointers 9-6
Assigning Addresses to Simple Pointers 9-7
Accessing Data With Simple Pointers 9-9
Indexing Simple Pointers 9-10