Question

I just started with pointers in C..
What is the difference between int *m[a] and int (*m)[a]?
I think the first one simply declares an array m of a elements. What do you mean by the second declaration?

Answer 1

Assuming that a is constant declared before compilation:

int *m[a] - looks like an array of pointers (int type)
int (*m)[a] - looks like a pointer to array of integers

Answer 2

Very helpfull tool is:
http://cdecl.ridiculousfish.com/?q=int+*m%5B5%5D%3B

it converts c declaration to english ;)

Answer 3

Thank you so much.