Although I can see reasons why string pointers would not be implemented, I can also see situations where they could be very useful. ( For example, a self-contained InputBox in a custom GUI, so the box can actually put it's result into a variable automatically. )
The thing is, I did a quick forum search and I found a thread with someone talking about string pointers in BlitzMax, but I can't find any way to declare them. String Ptr is an "illegal pointer type" according to the compiler. Are they declared differently or been removed or whoever was talking about them was confused?
The thing is, I did a quick forum search and I found a thread with someone talking about string pointers in BlitzMax, but I can't find any way to declare them. String Ptr is an "illegal pointer type" according to the compiler. Are they declared differently or been removed or whoever was talking about them was confused?