parameters: (self, content_type, name="ptr")
return_statement: return BufferVar(self, buffer_var, content_type)
docstring: Create pointer variable with content type.
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          content_type : str
              The content data type.
  
          name : str, optional
              The name of the pointer.
  
          Returns
          -------
          ptr : BufferVar
              The buffer var representing the buffer.
docstring_summary: Create pointer variable with content type.
docstring_tokens: Create pointer variable with content type .
function: def pointer(self, content_type, name="ptr"):
          """Create pointer variable with content type.
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          content_type : str
              The content data type.
  
          name : str, optional
              The name of the pointer.
  
          Returns
          -------
          ptr : BufferVar
              The buffer var representing the buffer.
          """
          buffer_var = _api.var(name, dtype="handle")
          return BufferVar(self, buffer_var, content_type)
function_tokens: def pointer ( self , content_type , name = "ptr" ) : buffer_var = _api . var ( name , dtype = "handle" ) return BufferVar ( self , buffer_var , content_type )