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What is the difference between a function pointer and a pointer to a function?
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∙ 2013-03-14 21:02:14
A pointer to a function is the memory address that stores the address of a function, while the pointer itself is a function pointer.
A pointer to a function might be defined as "int (*pf)(int, int);", while to actually point to the function, you would use a function pointer, such as "pf = &func;".
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∙ 2013-03-14 21:02:14
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