What is the difference between char * const and const char *?

Question

What\'s the difference between:

char * const 

and

const char *

Answer 1

const * char is invalid C code and is meaningless. Perhaps you meant to ask the difference between a const char * and a char const *, or possibly the difference between a const char * and a char * const?

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