How to read complex C declarations with the right-left rule
A May 31, 2026 publication explains the right-left rule through a C declaration combining arrays, pointers, and functions.
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What happened and what to do
On May 31, 2026, the publication presents the right-left rule for interpreting `char (*(*x[3])(void))[5]`: `x` is an array of three pointers to functions with no arguments, each returning a pointer to an array of five `char`. The publication also recommends Peter van der Linden’s book *Expert C Programming*.
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