Overview
TODO
Pointers
Pointers have the same size as the machine’s word size since it should be able to refer to any virtual address.
Structures
A struct is a grouping of data together. It has the following general form:
struct optional_tag {
type_1 ident1;
...
type_N identN;
} optional_var1 ... optional_varM;Unions
A union is a grouping of data together but with overlaid storage. It has the following general form:
union optional_tag {
type1 ident1;
...
typeN identN;
} optional_var1 ... optional_varN;Bibliography
- Bryant, Randal E., and David O’Hallaron. Computer Systems: A Programmer’s Perspective. Third edition, Global edition. Always Learning. Pearson, 2016.
- “ISO: Programming Languages - C,” April 12, 2011, https://port70.net/~nsz/c/c11/n1570.pdf.
- Van der Linden, Peter. Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets. Programming Languages / C. Mountain View, Cal.: SunSoft Pr, 1994.