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Function pointer

Known as: Procedure Pointer, Subroutine pointer, Function pointers 
A function pointer (or subroutine pointer or procedure pointer) is a type of pointer supported by third-generation programming languages (such as PL… 
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Protecting C++ Dynamic Dispatch Through VTable Interleaving
With new defenses against traditional control-flow attacks like stack buffer overflows, attackers are increasingly using more… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
mbeddr: an extensible C-based programming language and IDE for embedded systems
While the C programming language provides good support for writing efficient, low-level code, it is not adequate for defining… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Tasks: language support for event-driven programming
The event-driven programming style is pervasive as an efficient method for interacting with the environment. Unfortunately, the… 
2007
2007
An Abstract Domain for Analyzing Heap-Manipulating Low-Level Software
We describe an abstract domain for representing useful invariants of heap-manipulating programs (in presence of recursive data… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Efficient Computation of Parameterized Pointer Information for Interprocedural Analyses
This paper presents a modular algorithm that efficiently computes parameterized pointer information, in which symbolic names are… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Demand-driven pointer analysis
Known algorithms for pointer analysis are “global” in the sense that they perform an exhaustive analysis of a program or program… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Boolean Programs: A Model and Process for Software Analysis
A fundamental issue in model checking of software is the choice of a model for software. We present a model called boolean… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Interprocedural pointer alias analysis
We present practical approximation methods for computing and representing interprocedural aliases for a program written in a… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Fortran 95/2003 Explained
Whence Fortran? Language elements Expressions and assignments Control Constructs Program units and procedures Array features… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Flow-Insensitive Interprocedural Alias Analysis in the Presence of Pointers
Data-flow analysis algorithms can be classified into two categories: flow-sensitive and flow-insensitive. To improve efficiency… 
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