ANSI C Programming: Pointers

Course Status:	Released
Course Language:	English
Course Duration:	4 Hours
Deployment Options:	Online, Interactive CDs, Network, Downloads, Intranet

Audience

Experienced C programmers and software developers

Prerequisites

Awareness of programming concepts; experience of using a third-generation, high-level language such as Pascal, PL/1, BASIC, or FORTRAN

Course Aim

To enable the student to write advanced, efficient ANSI C programs using pointers

Learning Objectives

Use pointers of all types in ANSI C programs. Describe how to do address arithmetic. Use pointers with functions. Explain how to use double address indirection. Describe how to write programs using dynamic memory allocation

Topics Covered

Pointer basics - Definition and initialization - Hands-on: Defining and initializing pointers - Access by reference - Double indirection Pointer arithmetic - Address arithmetic - Pointers to functions - Arrays of pointers - Exercise: Matching pointers Memory allocation and linked lists - Dynamic storage allocation - Linked lists