forward-reference

What is forward reference in C?

What is forward reference in C with respect to pointers? Can I get an example? ...

Forward reference vs. forward declaration

Im a bit confused. What is the difference between forward declaration and forward reference? Forward declaration is, in my head, when you declare a function that isnt yet implemented, but is this incorrect? Do you have to look at the specified situation for either declaring a case "forward reference" or "forward declaration"? ...

How do I implement forward references in a compiler?

I'm creating a compiler with Lex and YACC (actually GNU Flex and Bison). The language allows unlimited forward references to any symbol (like C#). The problem is that it's impossible to parse the language without knowing what an identifier is. The only solution I know of is to lex the entire source, and then do a "breadth-first" parse, ...

C#'s compiler design - forward referencing.

Hello. In forward referencing language such as c#, how does the compiler handle this? What are the steps in which the compiler operate? ...