Livecode has imported foundation which gives users the ability to access those libraries and it was written you can use pointers. Pointers are used in both C & objective-C. You write them a little different but the basic concept is the same. A pointer points to a location in memory. A variable is an object which the pointer points to. If variable X holds the integer 34 & is located in the memory stack at 4217 the pointer will simply hold that address which points you to 4217 in memory so you can access and change the contents of the memory at 4217 which is the object named X and it is a variable of the type int or another type.
To efficiently write code using pointers you need a good understanding of them. Here is a link to one of the best tutorials I have seen on pointers; http://pw1.netcom.com/~tjensen/ptr/pointers.htm This is written for beginners but it is so good even many advanced programmers with a good knowledge of pointers will benefit greatly from reading it. JB _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
