EDN

Function pointers: An introduction

A critical tool when developing an embedded system in C is an understanding of how pointers work. Misunderstanding pointer fundamentals can result in long hours spent debugging a system or a hidden ...
EDN

Function pointers, Part 2: Task scheduling

One of the most common applications for using function pointers is in task schedulers. Every embedded system contains some type of task scheduler whether it is a simple round robin loop or a state of ...
Ars Technica

C: Pointers to functions; Passing too many arguments.

This may fall under the heading of "Don't do that" but did cause me to be slightly curious.<BR><BR>What would happen if you say, created a pointer to a function that took three ints as arguments, but ...
Hackaday

Lambdas For C — Sort Of

A lot of programming languages these days feature lambda functions, or what I would be just as happy to call anonymous functions. Some people make a big deal out of these but the core idea is very ...
Ars Technica

Does the 'this' pointer do the virtual function goodness?

I ask because it doesn't seem to be for me. I've got a number of classes that inherit from a base class with some virtual functions. When I have a base class pointer everything works fine as it should ...
Hackaday

function pointers

Embedded programming is a tricky task that looks straightforward to the uninitiated, but those with a few decades of experience know differently. Getting what you want to work predictably or even fit ...