Many seem to be occasionally having these doubts. So posting it here.
What is the difference in below declarations?
int* x;
int *x;
Are the below declarations same? Is b a pointer in both declarations?
int* a, b;
int *a, b;
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9No difference except visual. – Eugene Sh. Jul 23 '18 at 13:23
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1That's just a matter of style. Apart from that there is no difference. – BluesSolo Jul 23 '18 at 13:25
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`int*x;` is also the same. – eerorika Jul 23 '18 at 13:30
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Thanks, I have updated my question. – Bharath Kumar Jul 23 '18 at 13:46
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`int * x;` is also the same – bolov Jul 23 '18 at 13:47
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`b` is not a pointer in either declaration - only `a` is declared as a pointer. Both declarations are parsed as `int (*a), b;`. – John Bode Jul 23 '18 at 14:03
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Thank you all for your response – Bharath Kumar Jul 23 '18 at 14:11
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See Correct way of declaring pointer variables in C/C++
There is no difference.
Please note that
int* a, b;
int *a, b;
is NOT the same as
int* a, *b;
int *a, *b;
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As John Bode said, `int* a, b;` and `int *a, b;` are parsed as `int (*a), b;`. There is no type `int*`, but the location `a` points to is `int`. – svdragster Jul 24 '18 at 11:42