What is Handle in general programming context ?
I am coming across this term often when reading about design patterns.
thanks
What is Handle ??
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Re: What is Handle ??
"In computer programming, a handle is an abstract reference to a resource."
You will find answers to questions like this in Wikipedia, among other places:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handle_%28computing%29
You will find answers to questions like this in Wikipedia, among other places:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handle_%28computing%29
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Re: What is Handle ??
I think the main distinction between a handle and a pointer is that a handle does not refer directly to a memory address. That makes any memory associated with the handle relocatable -- unlike a pointer.phpdevelopment wrote:a handle is a token, typically a pointer
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