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Asked: June 13, 20262026-06-13T11:40:21+00:00 2026-06-13T11:40:21+00:00

Possible Duplicate: why is error:&error used here (objective-c) AVCaptureDeviceInput *input = [AVCaptureDeviceInput deviceInputWithDevice:device error:&error];

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why is “error:&error” used here (objective-c)

AVCaptureDeviceInput *input = [AVCaptureDeviceInput deviceInputWithDevice:device
                                                                    error:&error];

What does the & symbol mean in the above code?

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    2026-06-13T11:40:22+00:00Added an answer on June 13, 2026 at 11:40 am

    It’s the address-of operator; it produces a pointer pointing to the referent. In this case, error is an NSError *; AVCaptureDeviceInput deviceInputWithDevice:error: takes an address to it and may modify error through that pointer to indicate the error that occurred.

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