Handles and Pointers

Hi there,
I thought that handle and pointers were the same thing. Now I've found out they are two different things.
Anyone can explain me what's the difference?
Thank you for your help.
Bye.

It depends on the handle. Sometimes they are just pointers to some internal object representation. Sometimes they are an index into a list or buffer or other storage facility. Sometimes they are arbitrary unique IDs.

The point is, it's an implementation detail, you don't need to know about it, and shouldn't assume a handle has any external meaning.

Dave

I had asked the same question before...see the next page for answers to my question.