Parentheses will turn the statement into a function pointer declaration by grouping the asterisk with the pointer name instead of the return type: int (*fptr)(void).

The Void Pointer In some cases, we are only interested in the memory address itself, and we might just want to pass that address around, for example to a function that doesn’t care how the data ...

Function pointers frequently get a bad rap due to fear of complexity and lack of understanding. This has even come to the point of some companies even outlawing their use! Despite the drastic measures ...

This may fall under the heading of "Don't do that" but did cause me to be slightly curious.What would happen if you say, created a pointer to a function that took three ints as arguments, but then ...

For me, the four chapters that explain how to use pointers with functions, arrays, strings, and structures provide the most important information and examples for programmers and engineers. Chapter 7, ...

Pointers are a powerful feature in C and C++, but they come with risks that can lead to serious issues like NULL pointer crashes. By following these best practices—initializing pointers, checking for ...