newbie: char* int and char *int

[trey]

Hello brilliant people of c.l.c. -

I have a question about pointer declarations. Is there a difference between
the following declarations, and if so - what is it ?

char* int;
char * int;
char *int;

The type doesn't have to be char particularly. I'm just wondering if the
placement of the asterick is seriously important. Seems like it probably
is, but in this little experimental program I just wrote involving
pointers, I tried the first and last declarations and there was no
difference. Of course, this could have been luck and there is something
undefined going on in the background, which is why I'm posting this .
And since I've seen them used in all three ways, I was curious.

Thanks for any info...
-trey

 

[Artie Gold]

Hello brilliant people of c.l.c. -

I have a question about pointer declarations. Is there a difference between
the following declarations, and if so - what is it ?

char* int;
char * int;
char *int;

The type doesn't have to be char particularly. I'm just wondering if the
placement of the asterick is seriously important. Seems like it probably
is, but in this little experimental program I just wrote involving
pointers, I tried the first and last declarations and there was no
difference. Of course, this could have been luck and there is something
undefined going on in the background, which is why I'm posting this .
And since I've seen them used in all three ways, I was curious.

The placement of the `*' is irrelevant.
[Of course, none of the above will actually work, as `int' is a
reserved word.]

HTH,
--ag

 

[Jirka Klaue]

I have a question about pointer declarations. Is there a difference between
the following declarations, and if so - what is it ?

char* int;
char * int;
char *int;

The number and positioning of spaces is different. ;-)
The 3 expressions have the same semantics, though. (If you
replace int by some allowed identifier name, of course.)

However, the notation could matter to the human reader.
Consider:

char* p, c; /* c is _not_ a char*, despite the notation! */
char *p, c; /* See? */

Jirka

 

[Irrwahn Grausewitz]

Hello brilliant people of c.l.c. -

I have a question about pointer declarations. Is there a difference between
the following declarations, and if so - what is it ?

char* int;

syntax error

char * int;

sentax yrror

char *int;

sontyx orrer

See, there's absolutely no difference!

If your question was: what is the difference between

char* cp;
char * cp;
char *cp;

the answer still is: there is no difference, all are perfectly
legal in C and have the same meaning, though the last one is
(mostly) preferred for stylistic reasons.

Irrwahn

 

[trey]

syntax error

sentax yrror

sontyx orrer

See, there's absolutely no difference!

Umm...I have no idea what I was thinking. I mean, I did it in the subject
line, AND all three declarations. My only morsel of an excuse is that I
was in the middle of watching Law and Order** with my wife while writing
it.

If your question was: what is the difference between

char* cp;
char * cp;
char *cp;

the answer still is: there is no difference, all are perfectly
legal in C and have the same meaning, though the last one is
(mostly) preferred for stylistic reasons.

Got it. Thanks for the info (to everyone else also). char *cp makes more
sense to me also, and Jirke Klaue gave a good example where it could be
confusing not to.


-trey

** A US tv drama about cops and lawyers - don't want to get flamed for
assuming anything about geography, and it appears you are in fact in
Germany, at least a .de location using Forte Agent German edition, Standard
- the name was also a clue, but I wouldn't want to be name-prejudiced.
Of course I could be wrong about all of it

 

[Irrwahn Grausewitz]

[...]I have no idea what I was thinking. I mean, I did it in the subject
line, AND all three declarations. My only morsel of an excuse is that I
was in the middle of watching Law and Order** with my wife while writing
it.

** A US tv drama about cops and lawyers - don't want to get flamed for
assuming anything about geography, and it appears you are in fact in
Germany, at least a .de location using Forte Agent German edition, Standard
- the name was also a clue, but I wouldn't want to be name-prejudiced.
Of course I could be wrong about all of it

Nope, you are absolutely right, Mr. Holmes

Irrwahn

 

[trey]

[...]I have no idea what I was thinking. I mean, I did it in the subject
line, AND all three declarations. My only morsel of an excuse is that I
was in the middle of watching Law and Order** with my wife while writing
it.

** A US tv drama about cops and lawyers - don't want to get flamed for
assuming anything about geography, and it appears you are in fact in
Germany, at least a .de location using Forte Agent German edition,
Standard - the name was also a clue, but I wouldn't want to be
name-prejudiced. Of course I could be wrong about all of it

Nope, you are absolutely right, Mr. Holmes

Irrwahn

Ha, well, at least I did something right tonight . (or morning to you I
believe)

Cheers
trey

 

[Irrwahn Grausewitz]

Ha, well, at least I did something right tonight . (or morning to you I
believe)

Yup, 5:20am. Going to bed now, it's been a long night... |-)

See ya

Irrwahn