What is maximum limit of using multiple indirection pointer declaration in C?
For example, as given below
int *******a;
What is the maximum limit of using * operator?
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5lower for human reader than for the compiler... – Jarod42 Jun 01 '14 at 13:52
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Why would there be a limit? – Angus Comber Jun 01 '14 at 13:53
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duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10087113/how-many-levels-of-pointers-can-we-have/10087135#10087135 – user1937198 Jun 01 '14 at 13:55
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1Note: in that context, * is not an operator. A maximum limit of the * operator depends on the type of the expression: for `int *******a;`, you can have expressions `a`, `*a`, `**a`, ..., `*******a`, but not `********a`. – Jun 01 '14 at 13:58
