Understanding and using C pointers

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1. Introduction -- Pointers and memory -- Pointer size and types -- Pointer operators -- Common uses of pointers -- Summary -- -- 2. Dynamic memory management in C -- Dynamic memory allocation -- Dynamic memory allocation functions -- Deallocating memory using the free function -- Dangling pointers -- Dynamic memory allocation technologies -- Summary -- 3. Pointers and functions -- Program stack and heap -- Passing and returning by pointer -- Function pointers -- Summary -- 4. Pointers and arrays -- Quick review of arrays -- Pointer notation and arrays -- Using malloc to create a one-dimensional array -- Using the realloc function to resize an array -- Passing a one-dimensional array -- Using a one-dimensional array of pointers -- Pointers and multidimensional arrays -- Passing a multidimensional array -- Dynamically allocating a two-dimensional array -- Jagged arrays and pointers -- Summary -- 5. Pointers and strings -- String fundamentals -- Standard string operations -- Passing strings -- Returning strings -- Function pointers and strings -- Summary -- 6. Pointers and structures -- Introduction -- Structure deallocation issues -- Avoiding malloc/free overhead -- Using pointers to support data structures -- 7. Security issues and the improper use of pointers -- Pointer declaration and initialization -- Pointer usage issues -- Memory deallocation issues -- Using static analysis tools -- Summary -- 8. Odds and ends -- Casting pointers -- Aliasing, strict aliasing, and the restrict keyword -- Threads and pointers -- Object-oriented techniques -- Summary -- Index