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minus-squareblackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThe fact it’s a pointer is part of the type, not part of the variable name. So int* p is the way.
minus-squaresweng@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 months agoYou would think so, but int* a, b is actually eqivalent to int* a; int b, so the asterisk actually does go with the name. Writing int* a, *b is inconsistent, so int *a, *b is the way to go.
The fact it’s a pointer is part of the type, not part of the variable name. So
int* pis the way.You would think so, but
int* a, bis actually eqivalent toint* a; int b, so the asterisk actually does go with the name. Writingint* a, *bis inconsistent, soint *a, *bis the way to go.