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Cmania wrote:

Although the answer would be VS2005 but wont i be illiterate about VC6 or will it cover that too.

fx9200 wrote:

pointer = (STRUCT*) malloc (sizeof(STRUCT));

input = (STRUCT*) malloc (sizeof(STRUCT));

void function (void **input){
....
*pointer = (STRUCT*) malloc (sizeof(STRUCT));

//filling in input attributes...

input = pointer;
}

main(){
void *ptr;
function (&ptr);
printf("%...", ptr->..........);
}

fx9200 wrote:

the memory space was not kept after function return;

fx9200 wrote:

how to pass reference(pointer) by reference ?

please give example

fx9200 wrote:

yes

so ?

void AddOne( int nTheVariable )
{
    nTheVariable = nTheVariable + 1;
}

void main()
{
    int nMyValue = 0;
    printf( "The value is %d.\n", nMyValue ); // Prints "The value is 0."
    AddOne( nMyValue );
    printf( "The value is %d.\n", nMyValue ); // Also prints "The value is 0."
}

void AddOne( int* pnTheVariable )
{
    // Here we've got a copy of the address of the variable so
    // we can modify it at its original location 
    *pnTheVariable = *pnTheVariable + 1;
}

void main()
{
    int nMyValue = 0;
    printf( "The value is %d.\n", nMyValue ); // Prints "The value is 0."
    AddOne( &nMyValue ); // Pass a copy of the address of nMyValue
    printf( "The value is %d.\n", nMyValue ); // Prints "The value is 1."
}

void Allocate( int** ppnTheMemory )
{
    *ppTheMemory = (int*)malloc( 3 * sizeof( int ) );
}

void main()
{
    int* pnMyValues = NULL;
    Allocate( &pnMyValue ); // Pass the address of the pointer
    if( pnMyValues )
    {
        free( pnMyValues );
        pnMyValues = NULL;
    }
}

void fill( struct mystruct** ppTheStruct );

void main()
{
    struct mystruct* pMyStruct = NULL;
    fill( &pMyStruct ); // Pass the address of the pointer
    ...
    if( pMyStruct )
    {
        free( pMyStruct ); // Don't forget to return what you've borrowed ;-)
        pMyStruct = NULL; // Not necessary but considered good practice
    }
}

void fill( struct mystruct** ppMyStruct )
{
    *ppMyStruct = (struct mystruct*)malloc( sizeof( struct mystruct ) );
    ....
}