While function pointers are important. I don’t think they’re quite as important as pointers. C would just not be C without pointers. There are so many things that you would not be able to do if the language lacked pointers. Things like most data structures (try doing a linked list without pointers!) .

However function pointers give additional flexibility. You can pass them as parameters in functions and store them in variables.

These are the earlier tutorials on pointers:

• A look at pointers. Intro to pointers
• Pointers and c-strings. A string in C is actually a pointer to a block of characters terminated by a 0.
• Pointers and linked lists.  A way of storing data in a variable size structure.

And this is the new one:

• A look at function pointers. How to deine and use them,