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<h1>ptr</h1>
<p>This function will attempt to convert a given value into a pointer data type, where the value <i>must</i> be either a <span class="inline">real</span>, a <span class="inline">string</span>, an <span class="inline">int64</span>, an <span class="inline">int32</span>,
or a <span class="inline">ptr</span>. Anything else will cause the game to crash with an error message.</p>
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<h4>Syntax:</h4>
<p class="code">ptr(n);</p>
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<th>Argument</th>
<th>Description</th>
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<td>n</td>
<td>The value to convert.</td>
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<h4>Returns:</h4>
<p class="code">Pointer</p>
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<h4><b>Example:</b></h4>
<p class="code">if !is_ptr(val)<br/> {
<br/> val = ptr(application_surface);<br/> }
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<p>The above code checks the variable "val" to see if it contains a pointer and if it does not then one is assigned to it.</p>
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