Initializing Pointer Variables while Preserving the Pointed Value
Component Testing for C
To initialize a variable as a pointer while keeping the ability to test the value of the pointed element, use the FORMAT string_ptr statement in your .ptu test script.
This allows you to initialize your variable as a pointer and still perform string comparisons using str_comp.
Example:
TEST 1
FAMILY nominal
ELEMENT
FORMAT pointer_name = string_ptr
-- Then your variable pointer_name will be first initialized as a pointer
....
VAR pointer_name, INIT="l11c01pA00", ev=init
-- It is initialized as pointing at the string "l11c01pA00",
--and then string comparisons are done with the expected values using str_comp.