Cyclone (programming language): Difference between revisions

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* <code>*</code> (the normal type)

* <code>@</code> (the never-<code>NULL</code> pointer), and

* <code>?</code> (the only type with [[pointer arithmetic]] allowed, [[fat pointer|"fat" pointerspointer]]s).

The purpose of introducing these new pointer types is to avoid common problems when using pointers. Take for instance a function, called <code>foo</code> that takes a pointer to an int:

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