One of the most common applications for using function pointers is in task schedulers. Every embedded system contains some type of task scheduler whether it is a simple round robin loop or a state of ...

IIRC C++ does not allow methods to be passed as function pointers. if b () were outside a class (a global function) it could be passed safely. Static methods might also be callable, but I'm not sure.

So read on! Function Pointers In general, function pointers aren’t any more mysterious than data pointers: the main difference is that one references variables and the other references functions.

This may fall under the heading of "Don't do that" but did cause me to be slightly curious.What would happen if you say, created a pointer to a function that took three ints as arguments, but then ...

Well yes, but the original calls the fib function pointer, and that now points to the new version. Essentially the original code has been redefined in addition to being wrapped.

A callback is a function that is executed through a pointer where the function being pointed to contains application specific code. Callbacks are normally passed into a function and provides the ...

When using function pointers, though, it is always a good idea to first verify that the referenced location in memory is not NULL and does exist within the system. Function pointers can be very ...