loading array values directly

[jamadagni]

I want to load 9 predetermined strings and 8 predetermined integers to two different arrays. I have seen code of the form:

char *namelist[] = {"Ram", "Shyam", "Dhyaan",};
int numlist[] = {0, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6, 11,};

char *namelist[] = {"Ram", "Shyam", "Dhyaan",};
int numlist[] = {0, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6, 11,};

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But I want to know some things:

1. what is the * for in the first statement?
2. since a string is already a character array and I need to create an array of strings, don't I need to write char *namelist[][] (two []-s)?
3. is the comma necessary before the closing brace?
4. is the semicolon necessary after the closing brace?