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function pointer
Pointer that points to a function
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Also known as subroutine pointer · procedure pointer
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Pointer that points to a function
Also known as subroutine pointer · procedure pointer
3 identifiers linking function pointer across the web's reference databases
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A function pointer, also called a subroutine pointer or procedure pointer, is a pointer referencing executable code, rather than data. Dereferencing the function pointer yields the referenced function, which can be invoked and passed arguments just as in a normal function call. Such an invocation is also known as an "indirect" call, because the function is being invoked indirectly through a variable instead of directly through a fixed identifier or address.