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minus-squarerhpp@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoActually void* just points to anything, with no regard to the type of that thing. Pointing to the void is more accurately described by NULL pointer.
minus-squareneo@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoSo, when I want the void to point back at me, do I have to loop over void* or over NULL? And how many iterations?
minus-squareProgrammer Belch@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoFor the void to point back at you just dereference the NULL pointer
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void*just points to anything, with no regard to the type of that thing. Pointing to the void is more accurately described byNULLpointer.So, when I want the void to point back at me, do I have to loop over void* or over NULL?
And how many iterations?
For the void to point back at you just dereference the NULL pointer