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Answered by: Prasad

• Apr 27th, 2007

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Constant pointer is NOT pointer to constant. Constant pointer means the pointer is constant. For eg:
Constant Pointer
int * const ptr2 indicates that? ptr2 is a pointer which is constant. This means that ptr2 cannot be made to point to another integer. However the integer pointed by ptr2 can be changed.



Where as a Pointer to constant is
const int * ptr1 indicates that ptr1 is a pointer that points to a constant integer. The integer is constant and cannot be changed. However, the pointer ptr1 can be made to point to some other integer.

Jegan Chakkravarthy

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• Jan 7th, 2011

An ordinary pointer variable preceeded with the "const" modifier. This prevents the value initialised from getting changed.

anandkumarjha

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• Aug 29th, 2010

Absolutely there is the vast difference between constant pointer and the pointer to a constant.it will be more clear with the examples of both the types.CONSTANT POINTER:-int const *a...this means the...

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