Preface;
Why This Book Is Different;
The Approach;
Audience;
Organization;
Summary;
Conventions Used in This Book;
Using Code Examples;
Safari® Books Online;
How to Contact Us;
Chapter 1: Introduction;
1.1 Pointers and Memory;
1.2 Pointer Size and Types;
1.3 Pointer Operators;
1.4 Common Uses of Pointers;
1.5 Summary;
Chapter 2: Dynamic Memory Management in C;
2.1 Dynamic Memory Allocation;
2.2 Dynamic Memory Allocation Functions;
2.3 Deallocating Memory Using the free Function;
2.4 Dangling Pointers;
2.5 Dynamic Memory Allocation Technologies;
2.6 Summary;
Chapter 3: Pointers and Functions;
3.1 Program Stack and Heap;
3.2 Passing and Returning by Pointer;
3.3 Function Pointers;
3.4 Summary;
Chapter 4: Pointers and Arrays;
4.1 Quick Review of Arrays;
4.2 Pointer Notation and Arrays;
4.3 Using malloc to Create a One-Dimensional Array;
4.4 Using the realloc Function to Resize an Array;
4.5 Passing a One-Dimensional Array;
4.6 Using a One-Dimensional Array of Pointers;
4.7 Pointers and Multidimensional Arrays;
4.8 Passing a Multidimensional Array;
4.9 Dynamically Allocating a Two-Dimensional Array;
4.10 Jagged Arrays and Pointers;
4.11 Summary;
Chapter 5: Pointers and Strings;
5.1 String Fundamentals;
5.2 Standard String Operations;
5.3 Passing Strings;
5.4 Returning Strings;
5.5 Function Pointers and Strings;
5.6 Summary;
Chapter 6: Pointers and Structures;
6.1 Introduction;
6.2 Structure Deallocation Issues;
6.3 Avoiding malloc/free Overhead;
6.4 Using Pointers to Support Data Structures;
Chapter 7: Security Issues and the Improper Use of Pointers;
7.1 Pointer Declaration and Initialization;
7.2 Pointer Usage Issues;
7.3 Memory Deallocation Issues;
7.4 Using Static Analysis Tools;
7.5 Summary;
Chapter 8: Odds and Ends;
8.1 Casting Pointers;
8.2 Aliasing, Strict Aliasing, and the restrict Keyword;
8.3 Threads and Pointers;
8.4 Object-Oriented Techniques;
8.5 Summary;
Colophon;

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