PointerType

Each pointer is identified by a SymTagPointerType symbol.

Properties

The following table shows additional valid properties for this symbol type.

Property	Data type	Description
IDiaSymbol::get_constType	BOOL	TRUE if the pointer is marked as a constant.
IDiaSymbol::get_length	ULONGLONG	Size, in bytes, of the pointer.
IDiaSymbol::get_lexicalParent	IDiaSymbol*	Symbol of the enclosing Compiland.
IDiaSymbol::get_lexicalParentId	DWORD	ID of the lexical parent symbol.
IDiaSymbol::get_reference	BOOL	TRUE if pointer is a reference type.
IDiaSymbol::get_symIndexId	DWORD	Index ID of symbol.
IDiaSymbol::get_symTag	DWORD	Returns SymTagPointerType (one of the SymTagEnum Enumeration values).
IDiaSymbol::get_type	IDiaSymbol*	Target symbol of the pointer.
IDiaSymbol::get_typeId	DWORD	ID of the type symbol.
IDiaSymbol::get_unalignedType	BOOL	TRUE if the pointer is unaligned.
IDiaSymbol::get_volatileType	BOOL	TRUE if the pointer is marked as volatile.

See also

• Class Hierarchy of Symbol Types