Addr

Return address of a variable

Declaration

Source position: system.fpd line 31

  function Addr(X: TAnytype) : Pointer;

Description

Addr returns a pointer to its argument, which can be any type, or a function or procedure name. The returned pointer isn't typed. The same result can be obtained by the @ operator, which can return a typed pointer (see the programmer's guide).

Errors

None

See also

Name Description
SizeOf Return size of a variable or type.

Example

Program Example2;
{ Program to demonstrate the Addr function. }
Const Zero : integer = 0;
Var p : pointer;
    i : Integer;
begin
  p:=Addr(p);     { P points to itself }
  p:=Addr(I);     { P points to I }
  p:=Addr(Zero);  { P points to 'Zero' }
end.