What is the difference between char * const and const char *?

Question

What\'s the difference between:

char * const 

and

const char *

Answer 1

I presume you mean const char * and char * const .

The first, const char *, is a pointer to a constant character. The pointer itself is mutable.

The second, char * const is a constant pointer to a character. The pointer cannot change, the character it points to can.

And then there is const char * const where the pointer and character cannot change.