Question

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C – initialization of pointers, asterisk position

What is the difference between these declarations:

char* str; 

and

char *str; 

Is there a difference at all?

Another example:

   char* str; 
   struct StrStackLink *next; 

Are both str and next pointers or is there any significance in the placement of the star?

Answer 1

There is no difference – both declare a pointer to a char. There is a difference when you declare multiple variables on the same line however

char* str1, str2;

declares str1 to be a pointer and str2 to be a char, while

char *str1, *str2;

declares two char pointers