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		gpderetta on Dec 22, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A convenient untruth: Array notation in C is a lie That's because [1] `char* foo, bar;` doesn't mean what one would expect it to mean. [1] as per Rule of Maximum Astonishment.

itsuart on Dec 22, 2016 [–]

I find that

char* foo = NULL;

char bar = 0;

are preferable. Is there any reason one would want to smash N declarations into one?

gpderetta on Dec 22, 2016 | [–]

I prefer that as well, but because the other option is possible and sometimes used, a few prefer to put the star close to the name as to avoid mistakes.

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