When programming in c++, how many pointer level we can use?
I am trying to use a two level pointer indirection.
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3There is no limit. See [Three Star Programmer](http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ThreeStarProgrammer). – nwp Sep 05 '14 at 13:37
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1More than you should ever need. – eerorika Sep 05 '14 at 13:37
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2Even sky is not the limit. – Igor Pejic Sep 05 '14 at 13:38
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Long ago, with COM/OLE, nearly everyone was a 4-star programmer once you'd passed an `IUnknown****` around. – Niels Keurentjes Sep 05 '14 at 13:42
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@angew which answer in the linked "duplicate" question answers the above question for C++? I read them all, and did not find it. – Yakk - Adam Nevraumont Sep 05 '14 at 14:37
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In C++ (Document Number: N3797 Date: 2013-10-13) the recommended minimum for implementations is the following
— Pointer, array, and function declarators (in any combination) modifying a class, arithmetic, or incomplete type in a declaration [256].
in C (N1548 Committee Draft — December 2, 2010)
— 12 pointer, array, and function declarators (in any combinations) modifying an arithmetic, structure, union, or void type in a declaration
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4That is the recommended limit for what the compiler itself should support. It is not in any way, shape or form the recommended limit for programmers writing code. ;) – Yakk - Adam Nevraumont Sep 05 '14 at 13:53
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Good answer, but a cite for the relevant standards would make it better. – John Hascall Sep 05 '14 at 15:40
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