[CST-2] Address taken variable

Tom Puverle tp225@cam.ac.uk
Wed, 29 May 2002 23:42:09 +0100


A variable, the address of which is used.
e.g. in C/C++

	int i;	//i is an int
	int * p;	//p is a pointer to an int
	p = &i;	//assign the address of i to p

	//i is now an address taken variable

Tom
	



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> Subject: [CST-2] Address taken variable
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> 
> Gets mentioned quite a lot in optimising compilers.  What exactly is an
> address taken variable?
> 
> Alvin
> 
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