C++ - char* vs. string*

Question

If I have a pointer that points to a string variable array of chars, is there a difference between typing:

char *name = \"name\";

Answer 1

Yes, the second one isn't valid C++! (It won't compile).

You can create a string in many ways, but one way is as follows:

string name = "name";

Note that there's no need for the *, as we don't need to declare it as a pointer.