Answer by dgnuff for Is it a good idea to typedef pointers?

No.

It will make your life miserable the moment you mix it with const

typedef foo *fooptr;const fooptr bar1;const foo *bar2

Are bar1 and bar2 the same type?

And yeah, I am just quoting Herb Sutter's Guru. Much truth did she speak. ;)

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Adding link to cited article.

http://www.drdobbs.com/conversationsa-midsummer-nights-madness/184403835