note Jenda <P>In both cases the type (and most of the modifiers and other cruft) is on the wrong side of the variable. Does anyone think "and now I'm going to need an int, let's call it counter"? I think not. Normal people say to themselves "and now I'm going to need a counter, an int will be enough".</p> <p>Not speaking about the mess with pointers to functions and functions returning pointers etc. <code>int *foo()</code> vs. <code>int (*)foo()</code> anyone?</p> <!-- Node text goes above. Div tags should contain sig only --> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-105128"> <p>Jenda<br> <small><i>Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-- Rick Osborne</i></small></p> </div></div> 393423 393443