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Concept of function pointers in C ?

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What is the point of function pointers?

hi all,

I want to get the basic and concrete idea of function pointers in C language. ie 1) its usage in C 2) main applications it is currently using 3) unique features 4) its scope in embedded applciations etc

Hoping your co operation in this too.

__Kanu

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Function Pointers are pointers, that is variables, which point to the address of a function.

Nice example here. Also this answer is a must read.

KMan  2010-09-26 07:45:40
I don't think they point to the address of a function so much as they are the address of a function.
GMan  2010-09-26 08:00:32

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