Why does int* ptr_a, ptr_b; make ptr_b an int not a pointer?

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transgalactic

when i declare

Code:

int* ptr_a, ptr_b;

why the type of ptr_b is int
and not int*

?

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CompuChip

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Because

Code:

int *pta_a, ptr_b;

means

Code:

int *pta_a; int ptr_b;

and not

Code:

int *pta_a; int *ptr_b;

which would be

Code:

int *pta_a, *pta_b;

transgalactic

thanks