In my 20 years of C/C++ programming, I’ve had to use a pointer to a function in almost every project. I don’t even recall the circumstances where it would not make a huge un-testable mess ...

A function pointer (or subroutine pointer) is a type of pointer supported by third-generation programming languages (such as PL/I, COBOL, Fortran 2003, dBASE dBL, and C) and object-oriented ...

When pointers hold the address of a function, they provides a means to dynamically control a program's execution flow. Image Source:Reese, Richard. Understanding and Using C pointers. " O'Reilly Media ...

First off, I'll have coded a workaround before you read this. But now I've got a bee up my bu, errr, bonnett.<BR><BR>I'm writing test code in C, and I need 100 pointers to (unique) functions.

You simply cannot guarantee correct behaviour when you do this. You have guarantee how the ABI is going to pass arguments to functions. If it happens to store the return pointer at the top of the ...

In our first part on pointers, we covered the basics and common pitfalls of pointers in C. If we had to break it down into one sentence, the main principle of pointers is that they are simply data … ...