Objective C - Difference Between VARType* vt and VARType *vt [duplicate]

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Placement of the asterisk in Objective-C

What is the differenct between the following:

(Assume we have a class calculator)

Calculator* calc;
Calculator *calc;

Also what is the need for pointers? Is it not possible to omit the star?

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There is no difference between those two declarations, you could also do Calculator * calc if you're feeling adventurous.

As far as if you can omit the star, no, you cannot. It is a carry over from C and shows that calc is a pointer to a Calculator, and not a Calculator itself.

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There is no difference between the 2 declaration is just an preference for typing. Every thing on computers uses pointers. You need pointers java, c#, etc use pointers. No is not posible to omit the star.