PascalScript pointers?

[Er1k]

I just want to make sure before going into a fruitless search. Are pointers supported by simba?

[Frement]

I just want to make sure before going into a fruitless search. Are pointers supported by simba?

As far as I know, if you use Lape, you can have pointers, but PascalScript does not support them.

[Markus]

Only to procedures, and only in a limited fashion.

[Er1k]

so I believe linked lists for now is out of the question for simba usage, right? :(

[masterBB]

srl will go full lape in the near future. Just use lape for now.

edit:
I can't seem to get a linked list working in lape as you can't create a next or previous pointer of the type node within a record. But maybe I'm doing it wrong.

[Markus]

Try it of type pointer then typecast the doodle out of it.

[mixster]

type
PItem = ^TItem;
TItem = record
value: Integer;
next: PItem;
end;

[masterBB]

You are a genius.

edit:
Markus typecast I used:
program new;

type
Node = record
value: String;
next: pointer;
end;


var
n1,n2:Node;

begin
n1.value := 'tada';
n2.value := 'hoi';
n1.next := @n2;

writeln(Node(n1.next^).value);
end.

[Er1k]

You are a genius.

edit:
Markus typecast I used:
program new;

type
Node = record
value: String;
next: pointer;
end;


var
n1,n2:Node;

begin
n1.value := 'tada';
n2.value := 'hoi';
n1.next := @n2;

writeln(Node(n1.next^).value);
end.

Thanks everyone. Code works like a charm!