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Indirection - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Aberration, Bend, Bias, Cheat, Chicane, Circuitry, Circulation, Circumflexion, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Corruption, Craft |
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In computer programming, indirection is the act of manipulating a value through its address. For example, accessing a variable through the use of a pointer to it is a type of indirection (often called dereferencing).
In the C/C++/D programming languages, the asterisk (*) is the indirection operator. When placed before a pointer, it refers to the value pointed to.
A stored pointer that exists to provide a reference to an object by double indirection is called an indirection node.
See also: Handle
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Example Usage of Indirection |
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tiggerytang: You and me both! RT @sisypheantask: I wish my family knew how to communicate. Their drama and Indirection is so frustrating! |
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sisypheantask: I wish my family knew how to communicate. Their drama and Indirection is so frustrating! |
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iamtheschmitzer: You can solve any problem with one more layer of Indirection, except the problem of having too many layers of Indirection |
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