Pardon me.... I am a bit confused with the explanation... this is how i understand the two: const char * some_ptr; <---- declares some_ptr to be a pointer to a const char. * this means that the value pointed to by some_ptr cannot be changed. char *const some_ptr; <----- declares some_ptr to be a constant pointer to a char. * this means that the value of some_ptr cannot be changed. I think that the two are different... but I'm not sure... =) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dharmender Rai" <dharmendra_rai@yahoo.com> To: "tune more" <tunemore@yahoo.com>; <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 8:54 PM Subject: Re: const modifier > const char * some_ptr; > // is same as > char * const some_ptr; > // You can think in this way: > /* In the later one, const is used for some_ptr that > is a pointer to char. So here the pointer is constant. > In the former case also you have made ( char *) as > constant :). So they are the same > */ > > --- tune more <tunemore@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > > Here is an example of "const modifier" usage: > > int execv(const char *path, char *const > > argv[]); > > Is there any different between const before char * > > and > > const after char *. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > -- > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux > > kernel. > > Archive: > > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
