diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/constant_pointers.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/constant_pointers.i
index 386e7667c..4ff766bd7 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/constant_pointers.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/constant_pointers.i
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ int* const globalRet2() {return &GlobalInt;}
 %{
 static int wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKEDv;
 static int **wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKEDp;
+char *langs[] ={"Hello"};
+ 
+     
 %}
 
 
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ static int **wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKEDp;
 
   const int* wxEVENT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKEDr = (int*) &wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKEDv;
   const int* wxEVENT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKEDp = (int*) *wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKEDp;
-
+  char **languages1 = &langs[0];
+  char **languages2 = (char **)&langs[0];
 }
 
diff --git a/SWIG/Source/CParse/parser.y b/SWIG/Source/CParse/parser.y
index 25c5e4143..9c7c8eedd 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/CParse/parser.y
+++ b/SWIG/Source/CParse/parser.y
@@ -4440,6 +4440,20 @@ def_args       : EQUAL definetype {
 		    $$.throwf = 0;
 		  }
                }
+               | EQUAL definetype LBRACKET expr RBRACKET { 
+		  $$ = $2;
+		  if ($2.type == T_ERROR) {
+		    Swig_warning(WARN_PARSE_BAD_DEFAULT,cparse_file, cparse_line, "Can't set default argument (ignored)\n");
+		    $$ = $2;
+		    $$.val = 0;
+		    $$.rawval = 0;
+		    $$.bitfield = 0;
+		    $$.throws = 0;
+		    $$.throwf = 0;
+		  } else {
+		    $$.val = NewStringf("%s[%s]",$2.val,$4.val); 
+		  }		  
+               }
                | EQUAL LBRACE {
 		 skip_balanced('{','}');
 		 $$.val = 0;
@@ -5318,9 +5332,11 @@ expr           :  exprnum { $$ = $1; }
 		 }
  	       }
                | AND expr {
+		 $$ = $2;
                  $$.val = NewStringf("&%s",$2.val);
 	       }
                | STAR expr {
+		 $$ = $2;
                  $$.val = NewStringf("*%s",$2.val);
 	       }
                ;