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Master C Language Pointers

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Course Description

Overview

Struggling with the concept of pointers? This advanced course can help you master this powerful part of the C programming language.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Conquer your pointer fears
  • Compiling the code
1. Pointer Basics
  • Understanding pointers
  • Exploring pointer tools
  • Using pointers as function arguments
  • Working with function pointers
  • Challenge: Obtain an address
  • Solution: Obtain an address
2. Memory Allocation and Buffers
  • Comparing arrays and pointers
  • Allocating storage
  • Exploring allocation functions
  • Accessing the buffer
  • Working with pointers in structures
  • Creating structure pointers
  • Saving pointers and buffers
  • Challenge: Saving and reading a record
  • Solution: Saving and reading a record
3. Linked Lists
  • Understanding a linked list
  • Implementing a linked list
  • Removing structures
  • Adding structures
  • Creating a double-linked list
  • Saving a linked list
  • Challenge: Manage a linked list
  • Solution: Manage a linked list
4. Advanced and Crazy Pointers
  • Understanding pointers to pointers
  • Sending a pointer to a function
  • Sorting pointers
  • Managing memory
  • Creating pointers to functions
  • Challenge: Manipulate a pointer array
  • Solution: Manipulate a pointer array

Taught by

Dan Gookin

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