Declaring multiple object pointers on one line causes compiler error

Question

when I do this (in my class)

public:
    Entity()
    {
        re_sprite_eyes = new sf::Sprite();
        re_sprite_hair = new sf::Sprite();
        re_spri         


        

Answer 1

The asterisk binds to the pointer-variable name. The way to remember this is to notice that in C/C++, declarations mimic usage.

The pointers might be used like this:

sf::Sprite *re_sprite_body;
// ...
sf::Sprite sprite_bod = *re_sprite_body;

Similarly,

char *foo[3];
// ...
char fooch = *foo[1];

In both cases, there is an underlying type-specifier, and the operator or operators required to "get to" an object of that type in an expression.