From: "David F. Signoretti" <balboa AT castle DOT on DOT ca>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Newbie Pointers
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 22:25:47 -0500
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Assume:
struct item
{
 int number;
 struct item *next_ptr;
 struct item *back_ptr;
};

Assume double linked list:
(*new_ptr).back_ptr = (struct item *)NULL;

then:
(*current_ptr).back_ptr = (*new_ptr).back_ptr;

Does (*current_ptr).bak_ptr = NULL or the address of
(*new_ptr).back_ptr?

Balboa: