User:Mike92591/CoPL, references

Reference (computer science)

	regular	function	generic
C	type *	return_type (*...)(parameters)	void *
C++	type *	return_type (*...)(parameters)	void *
Pascal	^type	—	—
Delphi(fpc)	^type	function«(parameters)»:return_type or procedure«(parameters)»	pointer

	dereference	address of	dynamic allocation	dynamic deallocation
C	*name	&name	pointer = malloc(size);	free(address);
C++	*name	&name	pointer = malloc(size);[a] or pointer = new type;	free(address); or delete address;
Pascal	name^	—	new(pointer)	dispose(address)
Delphi(fpc)	name^	@name	new(pointer)	dispose(address)

^a no implicit conversion from generic pointer to typed pointer