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From: Thomas Steudten <alpha@steudten.com>
Subject: Re: pointer notation
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 11:17:28 +0100
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Hi

(p)->next and p->next are the same. I think you saw a sourcecode, where
maybe p is replaced by a macro like #define p ptr->a.
However the priority in c is "()" first, then "->".


>  Hi all,
>  how different is the notation 
>  (p)->next (what do the parenthesis around the pointer signify ? )
>  different from  
>  p ( while p is a pointer)

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Tom

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