What does * indicate to?

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What's the difference between
unsigned long * buffer and
unsigned long buffer

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The * says that the variable is a pointer

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Creates an array of pointer to unsigned long.

Creates an array of unsigned long.

There are lots of tutorials on pointers. A Google search for "arduino pointer tutorial" should turn up interesting pages.

Edit: Corrected many brain farts

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{cough}

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Fixed it.

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Say what??? Where do you see ANY hint of arrays there? The first is a pointer to an unsigned long. Period. The second IS an unsigned long. NO ARRAYS involved in either.

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Tried to fix that, too.

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