Does below code segments mean the same thing or each one has a different meaning
char *data = "blah";
char* data = "blah";
char * data = "blah";
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7All are same... – Abhineet Apr 02 '15 at 06:41
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3Yes. They all mean the same thing. – milleniumbug Apr 02 '15 at 06:41
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[cdecl.org](http://cdecl.org) – The Paramagnetic Croissant Apr 02 '15 at 06:49
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2I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it lacks any and all research effort. – The Paramagnetic Croissant Apr 02 '15 at 06:50
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The three are same. The only differences are,
- The position of the asterisk and the whitespace around them(which is done according to one's preference)
The string literals
"blah"could be stored in the same memory location or different locations. From the C11 standard,6.4.5 String literals
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- It is unspecified whether these arrays are distinct provided their elements have the appropriate values. If the program attempts to modify such an array, the behavior is undefined.
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I guess then it is only a programmer's preference and not at all related to the language. – Alex David Apr 02 '15 at 06:46
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All of them are same
char *data = "blah";
char* data = "blah";
char * data = "blah";
char*data = "blah";
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