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wat is the following line means:
pszValue = (char *) pCdrFmtDtl->pValue;
where pValue is declared as void *pValue in the structure pCdrFmtDtl
The line is type casting the pCdrFmtDtl->pValue pointer to a character*. A void* is, by definition, an undefined pointer. It may point to any type of memory and must be cast to something valid before it is used. This line is simply explicitly saying that the pCdrFmtDtl->pValue void* is a char* and that the char* pszValue should point to the same block of memory.
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Joseph Moore
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I've been programming in one form or another since my brother taught me BASIC when I was 6. I've been programing professionally since I was 20, first web development with HTML, JS, DHTML, CSS, etc., then I became a video game developer, writing code in C, C++, C#, SQL, assembly, and various scripting languages. I've even written my own scripting languages, custom designed for the games I was making. I also dabble in Java, PHP, and Perl. I've worked on pretty much every aspect of game development, including graphics, audio, gameplay, tool, UI, input, animation, and physics.
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I've been writing C code for 12 years, both on my own in my spare time and professionally.
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IGDA
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Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development, Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL
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Salutatorian and Advanced Achiever Awards at Full Sail;
Independent Games Festival Student Showcase winner, 2004;
Featured article on Gamasutra about an experimental game developed in 2004
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