On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 10:55, <hwri...@apache.org> wrote: > Author: hwright > Date: Mon May 2 14:55:34 2011 > New Revision: 1098610 > > URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1098610&view=rev > Log: > Use our "typical" function call syntax when using function pointers in the > delta editor. > > One of the things that has always puzzled me is why (*func_ptr)(args) and > func_ptr(args) are equivalent. While this remains an enigma, I much prefer > the consistency offered by using the same syntax throughout our code base, > and since this appears to be the odd file out, it get's the change.
I use the (*foo->bar)(...) form because the operator precedence and binding is clearer. foo->bar(...) kind seems like bar(..) is getting called, then something weird is going on with foo->. Yes, it is true that foo->$result does not make sense, BUT: the brain recognizes that *after* parsing bar(...) first. So when you see code like this, your brain does a two-step. It just isn't smooth reading. Thus, the use of (*foo->bar)(...). There is no pause in the brain's parsing of what is actually happening there. My preference would be to revert this change, to keep the previous readability. We've generally allowed slight style variances as long as a single file is consistent. Cheers, -g
