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Ptr

Declaration:
Function Ptr (Sel,Off : Longint) : Pointer;
Description:
Ptr returns a pointer, pointing to the address specified by segment Sel and offset Off.

Remark:

  1. In the 32-bit flat-memory model supported by Free Pascal, this function is obsolete.
  2. The returned address is simply the offset.
Errors:
None.
See also:
Addr (451)

Listing: refex/ex59.pp

Program Example59;

{ Program to demonstrate the Ptr function. }

Var P : ^String;
    S : String;

begin
  S:='Hello, World !';
  P:=Ptr(Seg(S),Longint(Ofs(S)));
  {P now points to S !}
  Writeln (P^);
end.

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