Let’s check out an interesting comparison between the following three declarations.
int *ptr1[5]; int (*ptr2)[5]; int* (ptr3[5])
int *ptr1[5];
Here in int *ptr1[5], ptr1 is an array of 5 integer pointers (An array of int pointers).
int (*ptr2)[5];
And in int (*ptr2)[5], ptr2 is a pointer to an array of 5 integers (A pointer to an array of integers).
int* (ptr3[5]);