DeRefC

See Also: Memory Management Functions

Purpose

Retrieves the contents of one byte of memory using a Pointer to its memory address.

Syntax

DeRefC({pMemory}, {iOffset})

Parameters

• {pMemory}: A Pointer variable that is set equal to the block of memory.
• {iOffset}: An integer variable that contains the offset within the block of memory where the reading will take place.

Return Type

Integer

What It Does

Retrieves the contents of one byte of a memory block using a pointer to its memory address and a given offset.

Example

Function GetMemoryByte Pointer aPointer Integer iOffset Returns Integer
    Integer iByteValue
    Move (DeRefC(aPointer, iOffset)) to iByteValue
    Function_Return iByteValue
End_Function

Notes

• Using the DeRefC function with invalid parameters will likely cause your program to crash.