DataType* MyVar;
I have seen this use of code for the Declare Statement:
I have been told this is equivalent to:Code:char* MyVar;
Is one "Old School" or what? I question because none of the three books Microsoft C, Borland C 3.0, or "Teach Yourself C" says anything about the first example. Are they both allowed in ANSI C?Code:char *MyVar;
Do they behave differently if you initialize one with a value?
Thank You,
Troy
The whitespace is not significant here, so you can even write it as:
char* tends to be more of a C++ convention.Code:char * MyVar;
Look up a C++ Reference and learn How To Ask Questions The Smart WayOriginally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
char* myvar, secondvar;
If the white space is truely insignificant then in the following example:
myvar is a pointer & secondvar is type char?Code:char* myvar, secondvar;
Or, does the whitespace matter in this example and cause the secondvar to be a pointer also?
Whitespace is insignificant you could even write
KurtCode:char*charptr,a_char,*another_charptr; /* no spaces at all*/
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