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Pint64 - pointer to an int64 value
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type PInt64 = ^Int64;
Description
The PInt64 type is a pointer to an Int64 value.
Pointer arithmetic, such as Inc, Dec can be used on it, for example to navigate a block of Int64 values, as in the example.
Related commands
Dec Decrement an ordinal variable
Inc Increment an ordinal variable
Int64 A 64 bit sized integer - the largest in Delphi
Example code : Store 3 Int64 values in memory and navigate through them
var
int64Ptr : PInt64;
a : TDateTime;
begin
// Allocate storage for three Int64 variables
GetMem(int64Ptr, 3 * SizeOf(Int64));
// Fill out these Int64 variables
int64Ptr^ := 1;
Inc(int64Ptr);
int64Ptr^ := 22;
Inc(int64Ptr);
int64Ptr^ := 333;
// Now display these values
Dec(int64Ptr, 2);
ShowMessageFmt('Value 1 = %d',[int64Ptr^]);
Inc(int64Ptr);
ShowMessageFmt('Value 2 = %d',[int64Ptr^]);
Inc(int64Ptr);
ShowMessageFmt('Value 3 = %d',[int64Ptr^]);
end;
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Value 1 = 1
Value 2 = 22
Value 3 = 333
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