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[–] [email protected] 56 points 6 months ago (26 children)

The fact it's a pointer is part of the type, not part of the variable name. So int* p is the way.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (8 children)

You would think so, but int* a, b is actually eqivalent to int* a; int b, so the asterisk actually does go with the name. Writing int* a, *b is inconsistent, so int *a, *b is the way to go.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago

Don't declare more than 1 pointer per line. This resolves that, badly.

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