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From: steveo@world.std.com (Steven W Orr)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Const usage in ansii C.
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Date: 16 Nov 90 18:46:00 GMT
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Hi all: I dont consider my self a novice, but...

I have not been able to find a description of how to write const
declarations. The K+R IInd ed does not explain it except in its most
simple form. The type of answer I'm looking for is like this:

There are three operators that can be used in a C declaration
 () function returning ...
 [] array of ...
 and
 * pointer to something. 

 () and [] are equal precedence and evaluate from left to right.
 * is lower and evals from right to left. 

Where do const keywords fit into this scheme? All I want to do is be
able to say something outrageous like
X is a constant pointer to a function that returns a constant
pointer to a constant array of constant ints. 

Thanks in advance. Please email me and if there's enough interest I
will summarize.
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