const char * char * const What is the differnce between the above two?

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What is the differnce between the above two?

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const char * char * const What is the differnce between the above two?..

Answer / karthik natarajan

const char * makes the data constant

char * constant makes the pointer constant

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const char * char * const What is the differnce between the above two?..

Answer / p s

const char *s; is a non-const pointer to const char
char * const s; is a const pointer to non-const char

Once u assign a value to the const poinet it cannot be
reassigned another value till u use casting techniques..

char a = 'A';
char b = 'B';
char *const c = &a;
c = &b; //flags an errror

const char *s = &a;
s = &b //works

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const char * char * const What is the differnce between the above two?..

Answer / beula

const char * is the pointer to a consant variable.
char * constant is a constant pointer to a char.

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const char * char * const What is the differnce between the above two?..

Answer / atreyee

char * const, the pointer is declared as constant.
const char *, the pointer is not constant.

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const char * char * const What is the differnce between the above two?..

Answer / sowmya.....

const char * is a constant pointer but,....
char * const is a pointer to constant

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const char * char * const What is the differnce between the above two?..

Answer / sahithi

const char* /*string is fixed pointer is not*/
char *const /*pointer is fixed string is not*/

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const char * char * const What is the differnce between the above two?..

Answer / vidushi

Both are the method to declare a character pointer. but char
*const means pointer is sticked to accept a single address
but in case of const char * means u can assign it to
different variable address to it.

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const char * char * const What is the differnce between the above two?..

Answer / chithra

const char* is a constant pointer and char * const is
poiter to constant.

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const char * char * const What is the differnce between the above two?..

Answer / priya

we can assign char as a constant but we cannot assign
constant as a character