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  2. From: Lawrence Kirby <fred@genesis.demon.co.uk>
  3. Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c.moderated
  4. Subject: Re: const pointer confusion...
  5. Date: 27 Mar 1996 17:59:22 -0600
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  17. In article <4ja3s4$par@solutions.solon.com>
  18.            kanze@lts.sel.alcatel.de "James Kanze US/ESC 60/3/141 #40763" writes:
  19.  
  20. >I agree about not using any old arbitrary order, but the cv-qualifiers
  21. >should definitly come *after* what they modify.  It is only in the
  22. >declaration-specifier that you have any freedom.  In the declarator,
  23. >the cv-qualifier *must* follow what it modifies.  So why do it any
  24. >differently here.
  25.  
  26. Personally I think it reads more clearly with the qualifier prior to the
  27. type.
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  31. Lawrence Kirby | fred@genesis.demon.co.uk
  32. Wilts, England | 70734.126@compuserve.com
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