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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Pointers and Memory Arrays, Length, and Size

cam haley
cam haley
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Posted by cam haley
cam haley
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I understand the concept and how it works, but why is this important to learn, when will it be used in programs and why?

I understand the concept and how it works, but why is this important to learn, when will it be used in programs and why?

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emrah erden
emrah erden
228 Points
emrah erden
emrah erden
228 Points

Dear Friend

Here are some reasons: 1) You can not use arrays as function inputs in C, unlike some other languages. But with pointers you can handle the job done. 2) Sometimes you may directly need to access memory locations. 3) It is impossible create Cuda C (nvcc) codes, which are required for high speed parallel applications. etc. etc.

There should be many many more reasons. I'm not an expert, just a newbie, but you "must" learn about pointers for the sake of "efficient programming". Please correct me if I'm wrong.