Pointers

AddressOf

address% = AddressOf ( var )

Returns the memory address of var as an Int. Works on Locals, Globals, params, array elements (AddressOf arr(i)), and type fields (AddressOf obj\field). Doesn't work on a custom type variable itself, use Handle for that.

PtrPeekInt / PtrPokeInt / PtrPeekFloat / PtrPokeFloat

value% = PtrPeekInt ( address )
PtrPokeInt address, value%
value# = PtrPeekFloat ( address )
PtrPokeFloat address, value#

Reads or writes the value at a raw memory address, such as one returned by AddressOf.

• Pointers to Locals/params die when the function returns.
• Pointers into an array can be invalidated by Dim'ing that array again.
• Pointers to type fields die when the object is Deleted.