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+//
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+// You can also make pointers to multiple items without using a slice.
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+//
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+// var foo: [4]u8 = [4]u8{ 1, 2, 3, 4 };
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+// var foo_slice: []u8 = foo[0..];
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+// var foo_ptr: [*]u8 = &foo;
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+//
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+// The difference between foo_slice and foo_ptr is that the slice has
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+// a known length. The pointer doesn't. It is up to YOU to keep track
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+// of the number of u8s foo_ptr points to!
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+//
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+const std = @import("std");
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+
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+pub fn main() void {
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+ // Take a good look at the type of the zen12 string:
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+ const zen12: *const [21]u8 = "Memory is a resource.";
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+ // It would also have been valid to coerce this to a slice:
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+ //
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+ // const zen12: []const u8 = "...";
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+ //
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+ // Now let's turn this into a "multi pointer":
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+ const zen_multiptr: [*]const u8 = zen12;
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+
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+ // It's okay to access zen_multiptr just like an array or slice as
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+ // long as you keep track of the length yourself!
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+ //
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+ // A "string" in Zig is a pointer to an array of const u8 values
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+ // or a slice of const u8 values, into one, as we saw above). So,
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+ // we could treat a "multi pointer" of const u8 a string as long
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+ // as we can CONVERT IT TO A SLICE. (Hint: we do know the length!)
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+ //
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+ // Please fix this line so the print below statement can print it:
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+ const zen12_string: []const u8 = zen_multiptr;
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+
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+ // Here's the moment of truth!
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+ std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{zen12_string});
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+}
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+//
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+// Are all of these pointer types starting to get confusing?
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+//
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+// FREE ZIG POINTER CHEATSHEET! (Using u8 as the example type.)
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+// +---------------+----------------------------------------------+
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+// | u8 | one u8 |
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+// | *u8 | pointer to one u8 |
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+// | [2]u8 | two u8s |
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+// | [*]u8 | pointer to unknown number of u8s |
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+// | [2]const u8 | two immutable u8s |
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+// | [*]const u8 | pointer to unknown number of immutable u8s |
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+// | *[2]u8 | pointer to an array of 2 u8s |
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+// | *const [2]u8 | pointer to an immutable array of 2 u8s |
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+// | []u8 | slice of u8s |
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+// | []const u8 | slice of immutable u8s |
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+// +---------------+----------------------------------------------+
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