# \#pointers

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## [Array of Pointers?](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/array-of-pointers/746)

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**Author:** [@splitlamp](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/splitlamp)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/array-of-pointers/746 "2022-06-01T23:23:21Z")

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Can I create a column as an array of pointers? If so, how? Choosing the “Pointer” data type is a 1-to-1 data entry Choosing “Array” data type seems to be string or number elements Initially, I am just pre-populating s…

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## [Pointer in Strings](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/pointer-in-strings/2565)

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**Author:** [@pitanni](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/pitanni)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/pointer-in-strings/2565 "2022-04-04T18:26:15Z")

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Hi, is it possible to insert objects in strings? For example, I would like to insert a pointer to an object in a string. An example is a person’s tag in a comment. Thanks

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## [Deleting / setting a pointer to nil](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/deleting-setting-a-pointer-to-nil/2148)

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**Author:** [@jayson](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/jayson)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/deleting-setting-a-pointer-to-nil/2148 "2022-02-23T23:16:07Z")

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Hi, I need help trying to understand if I’m doing something wrong here. Whatever I’ve tried, I can’t seem to remove a pointer from my object and set it to nil. func removeProfilePhoto(for userProfile: UserProfile) asy…

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## [Can't fetch objects with Pointers](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/cant-fetch-objects-with-pointers/1471)

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**Author:** [@pierlux](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/pierlux)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/cant-fetch-objects-with-pointers/1471 "2021-04-26T11:27:38Z")

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I have a very simple test model: struct Library: ParseObject { var objectId: String? var createdAt: Date? var updatedAt: Date? var ACL: ParseACL? var name: String = "" } struct Recipe: ParseObject …

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## [Deselect Pointer Key](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/deselect-pointer-key/1592)

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**Author:** [@dblythy](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/dblythy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/deselect-pointer-key/1592 "2021-04-24T00:50:09Z")

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Does anyone have experience using exclude for pointer keys? I can get query.select('pointer.value') working fine but can’t seem to get query.exclude('pointer.value') working. Thanks in advance!

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## [Parse.Object deep serialization including Pointers, Relations, ACLs](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/parse-object-deep-serialization-including-pointers-relations-acls/1434)

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**Author:** [@kulanu](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/kulanu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/parse-object-deep-serialization-including-pointers-relations-acls/1434 "2021-03-11T15:38:38Z")

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Whelp, the title pretty much sums up the question is there a method to ‘deep serialize’ a ParseObject, including all related objects - pointers, relations, ACLs and any other related Parse objects.? and if not, wha…

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## [Array of Pointers - How many is too many?](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/array-of-pointers-how-many-is-too-many/273)

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**Author:** [@nillocftw](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/nillocftw)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/array-of-pointers-how-many-is-too-many/273 "2020-05-08T17:09:51Z")

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I’ve been using Parse for years and always read quote: Arrays are ideal when we know that the number of objects involved in our one-to-many relationship are going to be small. My question is, what is considered small…