AGS Pointers for Dummies: Difference between revisions

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 With arrays you can't assign initial values, and the valid indices are from 0 to the size of the array minus one (in this case, 0 to 4). You treat an array of pointers just like you would ordinary pointers.
-<sup>4</sup>'''<font size="1">Not all of the managed types are meant to have pointers to them.  Room, Game, Parser, and Maths do not need pointers (you can't even assign them a value).</font>'''
-<sup>5</sup>'''<font size="1">The asterik doesn't necessarily have to be attached to the name of the pointer, such as "GUI *MyGUIPointer", it can also be attached to the data type itself, such as "GUI* MyGUIPointer". However, it will still be compiled as if it is attached to the name of the pointer, not the data type, so if you define multiple pointers at once, you will still need an asterik for each pointer.</font>'''
 =Assigning A Pointer A Value=