C - initialization of pointers, asterisk position [duplicate]

Answer 1

I've heard it argued that technically the * is a modifier to the variable, and this is evidenced by the need to use * multiple times in multi variable declarations eg. int *p, *q, *r;

However I like to think of it as a modifier to the base type because that is what appears in prototypes. eg. void func(int*);

.PMCD.

PS. I know I haven't helped your problem :)