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diff --git a/docs/user-guide/03-convenience-features.md b/docs/user-guide/03-convenience-features.md index 948400731..ca4635df4 100644 --- a/docs/user-guide/03-convenience-features.md +++ b/docs/user-guide/03-convenience-features.md @@ -361,6 +361,21 @@ float4 myPackedVector = reinterpret<float4>(myVal); `reinterpret` can pack any type into any other type as long as the target type is no smaller than the source type. +## Pointers + +Slang supports pointers when generating code for SPIRV, C++ and CUDA targets. The syntax for pointers is similar to C, with the exception that operator `.` can also be used to dereference a member. Slang currently does not support the `->` operator. +For example: +```csharp +int test(MyType* pObj) +{ + MyType* pNext = pObj + 1; + MyType* pNext = &pNext[1]; + return pNext.a + (*pNext).a + pNext[0].a; +} +``` + +Pointer types can also be specified using the generic syntax: `Ptr<MyType>` is equivalent to `MyType*`. + ## `struct` inheritance (limited) Slang supports a limited form of inheritance. A derived `struct` type has all the members defined in the base type it is inherited from: |