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johnd john at jjdev.com
Tue Jun 22 07:06:02 UTC 2004


* means that the var is a pointer...


int *p 

means p is a pointer to a int


On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 01:42:06AM +0300, tizmoeye wrote:
> hello. 
> i just subscribed to this list and i've allready got a question.
> 
> i am a begginer with C programming and know only some of the basics, but
> i am learnning fast by now cuz i got alot of experiance with coding.. )
> 
> i know how to define and write functions and so with C but there is
> something in the args that the function recive that i see in some
> sources i have that i cant understand.. 
> like the * thing... 
> 
> for example: 
> 
> int new_send (int fd, char *buff, size_t len)
> 
> what is the meanning of the "*" in this line ? (char *buff).
> 
> again , sorry for the dumb question.. :)
> 
> thanks.
> 
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