Which of * and [] bind strongest in C? [duplicate]

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C pointer to array/array of pointers disambiguation

In C, is int *thing[5] an array of five pointers, each pointing to an integer, or a pointer to an array of five integers?

Answer 1

[] trumps * per the C precedence table which means you have an array of five int pointers.

Answer 2

If in doubt use parenthesis - the maintenance programmers will thank you (as will you at 5am when you finally find the bug!)

Answer 3

Maybe is a duplicate... It is an array of five pointers to integer; the program cdecl cited in a similar question can be useful for newbie:

cdecl> explain int *t[5];
declare t as array 5 of pointer to int