Easy syntax question

[raistlinx]

Is there a difference between

void DLNode::setNext (DLNode* node){} or int* a

and

void DLNode<Type>::s etNext(DLNode *node){} or int *a


I've seen both used, is it just a style thing or is there some difference?

[weaknessforcats]

Use this when DLNODE is a class

void DLNode::setNext (DLNode* node){}

Use this when DLNode is a class template:

void DLNode<Type>::s etNext(DLNode *node){}

I wasn't use what you meant by or int* a.

[raistlinx]

Thank you. What I was really looking for though was an explanation on the difference between something like int* a and int *a. Why is the '*' sometimes on the variable name and sometimes on the type?

[weaknessforcats]

Ah, now I see.

In C, you can declare multiple variables on one line:

int a,b,c,*d;

a is an int
b is an int
c is an int
*d is an int

Without declaring a,b and c you have:

int *d;

This is fine in C++. But where C programmers see *d as an int, C++ programmers see d as a pointer to an int object sso they like to code:

int* d;

Actually, since whitespace doesn't count, you could also:

int * d;

So, it all boils down to a coding convention.