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[–] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 58 points 2 years ago (23 children)

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

[–] sweng@programming.dev 81 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 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.

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 8 points 2 years ago

Alright, I'll never, ever write something this way now. Good to know.

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