In a declaration, the * token specifies that the variable has pointer type. Therefore, the * token should rather be suffixed to the type name, instead of prefixed to the object name. Note that [OLC#010] ensures that this can never lead to confusion in declaration statements.

In a declaration, the & token specifies that the variable has reference type. Therefore, the & token should rather be suffixed to the type name, instead of prefixed to the object name. Note that [OLC#010] ensures that this can never lead to confusion in declaration statements.

example:

int    *mrc_ptr;   // not recommended
int*   mrcpp_ptr;  // okay, well done: emphasize that the type is int*

int    &mrc;       // not recommended
int&   mrcpp;      // okay, well done: emphasize that the type is int&