const int *p vs. int const *p - Is const after the type acceptable?

Question

My co-worker is 0 for 2 on questions he has inspired (1, 2), so I thought I\'d give him a chance to catch up.

Our latest disagreement is over the style issue of wher

Answer 1

Rules are good to follow. Simpler rules are better. Const goes to the right of what's const.

Take this declaration:

int main ( int const argc , char const * const * const argv ) ...