What does *array[] mean?

Question

What does this mean? I see it all the time in programs and I don\'t get it:

int *array[9];

Why is the asterisk there. What is the difference be

Answer 1

an array of 9 pointers to int type

The asterisk means pointer. You can read the Backus-Naur form for C language to see the definitions of types.

Answer 2

It's an array of pointers to an integer. (array size is 9 elements. Indexes: 0 - 8)

This can also be stated as being an array of integer pointers.

int array[9] , is an array of integers.