In C, what is the correct syntax for declaring pointers?

Question

I vaguely recall seeing this before in an answer to another question, but searching has failed to yield the answer.

I can\'t recall what is the proper way t

Answer 1

I prefer the following style:

Type *pointer;

Why? Because it is consistent with the mindset the creators of the language tried to establish:

"The syntax of the declaration for a variable mimics the syntax of expressions in which the variable might appear."

(The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan & Dennis M. Ritchie, ansi c version, page 94)

It's easy to write FORTRAN in any language, but You always should write [programming language X] in [programming language X].