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.jpg wrote:

char is a type and c is a name, to me, it always make more sense to put the name alone and have the type together, like "char* c", I can tell immediately that it is a pointer to a char, so its always goes like [type] [name].

But in contrast, most C/C++ code I found prefer the other way around, like "char *c". Is there any specific reasons why this is so?

type varname;

char  c; // char is the type. c is var name
char* c; // char* is the type. c is the var name

double d;  // double is type. d is var name
float  f;  // float is type. f is var name

double* d;  // double* is type. d is var name
float*  f;  // float* is type. f is var name

int* a, b;

int (*a), b;

D *p;    // p is a pointer to D
D a[N];  // a is an array of D
D f();   // f is a function returning D

D *ap[N];  // ap is an array of pointers to D
D *fp();   // fp is a function returning a pointer to D

D (*pa)[N]; // pa is a pointer to an array of D
D (*pf)();  // pf is a pointer to a function returning D 

D (*fpa())[N];  // fpa is a function that returns a pointer to an array of D
D (*apf[N])();  // apf is an array of pointers to functions returning D

// even more complex combinations are possible!!!

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Mine can (in theory) ruin my PC

OriginalGriff wrote:

a big UPS to run their VAX. The lead/acid batteries exploded and sprayed the computer with sulphuric acid.

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So don't worry if I will be a bit quiet

RickZeeland wrote:

going to Sicily to pay my respects to "il padrone"