int*
- pointer to int
int const *
- pointer to const int
int * const
- const pointer to int
int const * const
- const pointer to const int
Now the first const can be on either side of the type so:
const int *
== int const *
const int * const
== int const * const
If you want to go really crazy you can do things like this:
int **
- pointer to pointer to int
int ** const
- a const pointer to a pointer to an int
int * const *
- a pointer to a const pointer to an int
int const **
- a pointer to a pointer to a const int
int * const * const
- a const pointer to a const pointer to an int