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A '''pointer''' is a data type wich contains a [[reference]]/pointer to the memory address of the [[variable]] it points to.
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A '''pointer''' is a data type which contains a [[reference]]/pointer to the memory address of the value or [[variable]] it points to.
  
 
Pointers can be declared in several ways:
 
Pointers can be declared in several ways:
  p: Pointer;  // direct use of pointer-type
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  p: Pointer;  // direct use of pointer-type
 
  pL: ^Longint; // usage of pointer-to-type notation.
 
  pL: ^Longint; // usage of pointer-to-type notation.
  

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A pointer is a data type which contains a reference/pointer to the memory address of the value or variable it points to.

Pointers can be declared in several ways:

p:  Pointer;  // direct use of pointer-type
pL: ^Longint; // usage of pointer-to-type notation.

See also:


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