• In computer programming, an opaque pointer is a special case of an opaque data type, a data type declared to be a pointer to a record or data structure...
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  • on a number of opaque types that represent threads or synchronization primitives like mutexes or condition variables. An opaque pointer is a special case...
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  • benefits of using an opaque pointers to access tagged unions restricts all data access functionality to that provided by the opaque pointer's interfacing API...
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  • examples include hazard pointer and intrusive pointer. auto_ptr Fat pointer Tagged pointer Opaque pointer Reference (computer science) Boost (C++ libraries)...
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    overflow Cray pointer Fat pointer Function pointer Hazard pointer Iterator Opaque pointer Pointee Pointer swizzling Reference (computer science) Static...
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    laser pointers make the beam itself invisible in a clean atmosphere, only showing a point of light when striking an opaque surface. Laser pointers can project...
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  • simpler pointer more attractive. However, many operating systems still apply the term to pointers to opaque, "private" data structures—opaque pointers—or to...
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  • processes where the output of each process is the input of the next Opaque pointer: a pointer to an undeclared or private type, to hide implementation details...
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    (computing) – Software that operates directly in a given context Opaque pointer – Opaque data type which stores a memory address PowerOpen Environment –...
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    corresponding to C's char * (G_TYPE_STRING); an opaque pointer type, corresponding to C's void * (G_TYPE_POINTER). The classed built-in fundamental types are:...
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  • stack instance representation (opaque record) typedef stack_Rep* stack_T; // type: handle to a stack instance (opaque pointer) typedef void* stack_Item; //...
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  • in computer programming, is an opaque pointer, i.e., a datatype that hides its internal implementation using a pointer Adjustment handles, little boxes...
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  • header include: FILE – also known as a file handle or a FILE pointer, this is an opaque pointer containing the information about a file or text stream needed...
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    tank problem). Opaque identifiers—identifiers designed to avoid leaking even that small amount of information—include "really opaque pointers" and Version...
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  • Cheshire Cat (comics), a fictional character Cheshire Cat idiom or opaque pointer, a computer programming technique Cheshire Cat Eating House, a cafe...
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  • use of pointers can lead to undefined behavior in a program, particularly due to dangling pointers or wild pointers. Smart pointers are opaque data structures...
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  • classes. Exception guarantees Header file Inner class One Definition Rule Opaque pointer Plain old data structure Rule of three (C++ programming) Run-time type...
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  • fixed length opaque data variable length opaque data void – zero byte quantity optional – optional data is notated similarly to C pointers, but is represented...
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  • On the other hand, if a system can provide at least a memory address (pointer) sized variable thread-local, then this allows the use of arbitrarily sized...
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    vapeurs opaques ou des exhalaisons qui sont suspendues dans l'air." ["(...) the colour of the Sky may be considered as a measure of the quantity of opaque vapours...
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  • introduces a completely new type for the pointer, while pointers to nested functions in GCC are regular function pointers and can be used directly with existing...
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  • literature. reference An unforgeable communications channel (protected pointer, opaque address) that unambiguously designates a single object, and provides...
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    computer to fetch and store data at any place in its memory, specified by a pointer—a bit string, representing a memory address, that can be itself stored...
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  • will change when moving the position of the eye while keeping the laser pointer steady. A further proof that the speckle pattern is formed only in the...
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  • is a data structure in the Windows NT operating system family. It is an opaque data structure that is used by the operating system internally, most of...
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    a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of the pointer (called a cursor) on a display, which allows a smooth control of the graphical...
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  • including all registers and CPU flags, the instruction pointer, and the stack pointer; mcontext_t is an opaque type. The functions are: int setcontext(const ucontext_t...
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    optimizations. In contrast, key–value systems treat the data as a single opaque collection, which may have different fields for every record. This offers...
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    calls to license or ban laser pointers. Some jurisdictions such as New South Wales, Australia have restricted laser pointers as a result of multiple incidents...
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    particular stage manager, James Kershaw, to travel on to Brussels. The opaque State Department communications left Irving and Blau to speculate while...
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