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

Question

What\'s the difference between:

char * const 

and

const char *

Answer 1

The const modifier is applied to the term immediately to its left. The only exception to this is when there is nothing to its left, then it applies to what is immediately on its right.

These are all equivalent ways of saying "constant pointer to a constant char":

• const char * const
• const char const *
• char const * const
• char const const *