C Basics - Complex and Abstract Declarations in C

A complex declaration is an identifier qualified by more than one array, pointer, or function modifier. You can apply various combinations of array, pointer, and function modifiers to a single identifier.
Example:

int *var[5];
int (*var)[5];
long *var( long, long );
long (*var)( long, long );

An abstract declaration is a declaration without an identifier, consisting of one or more pointer, array, or function modifiers. The pointer modifier (*) always precedes the identifier in a declaration; array ([ ]) and function ( ( ) ) modifiers follow the identifier.
Example:

int *;
int *[4];
int (*) [4];

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