pointer

ginjikun

hi everyone! good day! i just wanted to ask whats the difference between declaring a variable like this TEST* pTest; with LPTEST pTest; // see code below typedef struct { ... } TEST, *LPTEST; thanks! newbie :)

toxcct

there's none... because LPTEST is just a synonym for being a pointer to a TEST. but for readability reasons, i prefer using the TEST* notation

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Roger Stoltz

toxcct wrote:

lisibility

:confused: :~ Frenglish for "readability", huh tox'? From the french word "lire"?

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toxcct

oh sh*t ! rotfl, you're damn right... i'm changing it immediately ! :-O

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Roger Stoltz

:laugh: It was good though, it made me laugh as well.

"It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!" - selfquote
"High speed never compensates for wrong direction!" - unknown

CPallini

They are the same, basically it's only the MS way to fight the pointer notation fear... :)

If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.

ginjikun

tnx a lot for the answers! :) great help! newbie :)