Name: Anonymous 2009-10-29 0:18
What do you think about the difference between the following declarations? Which do you prefer?
int* p;
int *p;
It's often said the first is C++ style and the second is C style. I prefer C but conceptually the first declaration makes a lot more sense to me. You're defining a variable p of type int*. p is an int*. You dereference it, *p, when you want the int. Makes sense. The second example to me seems like gobbledygook, but it's the way the C authors thought of it, because of this bullshit:
int *p, *q;
So what the fuck is the deal? Can someone who uses "int *p" syntax explain to me what goes through your head when you write that garbage?
int* p;
int *p;
It's often said the first is C++ style and the second is C style. I prefer C but conceptually the first declaration makes a lot more sense to me. You're defining a variable p of type int*. p is an int*. You dereference it, *p, when you want the int. Makes sense. The second example to me seems like gobbledygook, but it's the way the C authors thought of it, because of this bullshit:
int *p, *q;
So what the fuck is the deal? Can someone who uses "int *p" syntax explain to me what goes through your head when you write that garbage?