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Asked: 2026-05-12T10:53:49+00:00

If I write int *columns[32]; am I defining an array with 32 pointers to

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If I write

int *columns[32];

am I defining an array with 32 pointers to ints?
Or is it a pointer to an array of 32 ints?

How do I differentiate between the two? Is there a difference?

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  1. Editorial Team

    When in doubt – ask cdecl

    $> cdecl 
Type `help' or `?' for help
cdecl> explain int *columns[32]
declare columns as array 32 of pointer to int

    EDIT In response to comments: I found cdecl source on Google Code Search. It requires GNU readline library. I think it shouldn’t be a problem to compile it on Mac OS X or Windows.

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