C++: What is the difference between int *x[5] and int (*x)[5]?

Question

Do they both mean the same thing? Does their meaning differ between C and C++?

Answer 1

You can answer this kind of question for yourself using http://cdecl.org/ (paste in the type and it tells you what it means in English).

Do they both mean the same thing?

No.

Does their meaning differ between C and C++?

No.

int* a[5] is an array of five pointers to int.

int (*a)[5] is a pointer to an array of five ints.