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uman · Jun 24th, 2006, 4:27 AM

type* foo;

or

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type *foo

or

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type * foo

Which do you prefer?

bivhitscar · Jun 24th, 2006, 4:52 AM

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type * foo

Though, if I am declaring more than one, it usually goes like so: type * foo, *bar, *sna;

v0id · Jun 24th, 2006, 5:05 AM

I usually use

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type *foo;

I don't really know why.

free-zombie · Jun 24th, 2006, 6:10 AM

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type *foo;

has tradition in C; I use

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type* foo

as I want to declare foo of type pointer-to-type - the * logically belongs to the type.

Eoin · Jun 24th, 2006, 6:59 AM

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type* foo

For me.

DaWei · Jun 24th, 2006, 7:23 AM

Since I predate C++, I tend to use "int *whatsis"; however, I tend to use "int& whatsis." Quite frankly, anyone who would go to war over the issue should get a life.

InfoGeek · Jun 24th, 2006, 8:05 AM

I've been using type *var; till now. But I'm thinking of switching to type* var as a lot of experts tend to like it.

Arevos · Jun 24th, 2006, 8:50 AM

I tend to use type* for the same reasons as free-zombie. However, IIRC:

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int a, *b;

Is shorthand for:

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int a;
int* b

So I understand why some people use *var instead.

Narue · Jun 24th, 2006, 8:51 AM

I wasn't aware there was a war about this. Whoever argues such a silly point really does need to get a life. Oh, and my preference matches Dawei. I use "int *p" and "int& r".

Soulstorm · Jun 24th, 2006, 9:54 AM

'War'? Never heard of such a thing in pointers or pointer declarations...

I prefer 'int *p' and 'int &r'.

In my head, for some reason 'int * p' causes problems. In ObjC though, I sometimes use 'NSString* str', but that happens in very specific and few places.

I think that this is a matter of preference and only that. The topic of this thread is really exaggerating...

Jun 24th, 2006, 4:27 AM	#1
uman Expert Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 794 Rep Power: 4	The Endless Pointer Declaration War (Toggle Plain Text) type* foo; type* foo; or (Toggle Plain Text) type foo type foo or (Toggle Plain Text) type * foo type * foo Which do you prefer? __________________ Few people deserve to be compared to (Rush) Limbaugh, most of them were convicted at the Nuremburg trials. --WilliamSChips on Slashdot

Jun 24th, 2006, 4:52 AM	#2
bivhitscar Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 126 Rep Power: 4	(Toggle Plain Text) type * foo type * foo Though, if I am declaring more than one, it usually goes like so: type * foo, bar, sna; __________________ it's ironic considerate rarity patron of love higher knowledge engulfs me...

Jun 24th, 2006, 5:05 AM	#3
v0id Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 155 Rep Power: 3	I usually use (Toggle Plain Text) type foo; type foo; I don't really know why.

Jun 24th, 2006, 6:10 AM	#4
free-zombie Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 50 Rep Power: 0	(Toggle Plain Text) type foo; type foo; has tradition in C; I use (Toggle Plain Text) type* foo type* foo as I want to declare foo of type pointer-to-type - the * logically belongs to the type.

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Eoin Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 152 Rep Power: 3	(Toggle Plain Text) type* foo type* foo For me. __________________ Visit my website BinaryNotions.

Jun 24th, 2006, 7:23 AM	#6
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Since I predate C++, I tend to use "int whatsis"; however, I tend to use "int& whatsis." Quite frankly, anyone who would go to war over the issue should get a life. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers*

Jun 24th, 2006, 8:05 AM	#7
InfoGeek Professional Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: India, The great. Posts: 435 Rep Power: 4	I've been using type var; till now. But I'm thinking of switching to type var as a lot of experts tend to like it. __________________ PFO - My daily dose of technology.

Jun 24th, 2006, 8:50 AM	#8
Arevos Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,499 Rep Power: 5	I tend to use type* for the same reasons as free-zombie. However, IIRC: (Toggle Plain Text) int a, b; int a, b; Is shorthand for: (Toggle Plain Text) int a; int* b int a; int* b So I understand why some people use *var instead.

Jun 24th, 2006, 8:51 AM	#9
Narue Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 419 Rep Power: 4	I wasn't aware there was a war about this. Whoever argues such a silly point really does need to get a life. Oh, and my preference matches Dawei. I use "int *p" and "int& r". __________________ Even if the voices aren't real, they have some pretty good ideas.

Jun 24th, 2006, 9:54 AM	#10
Soulstorm Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Menidi, Athens, Greece Posts: 243 Rep Power: 3	'War'? Never heard of such a thing in pointers or pointer declarations... I prefer 'int p' and 'int &r'. In my head, for some reason 'int p' causes problems. In ObjC though, I sometimes use 'NSString* str', but that happens in very specific and few places. I think that this is a matter of preference and only that. The topic of this thread is really exaggerating... __________________ Project::Soulstorm (personal homepage)

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The Endless Pointer Declaration War