On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:32:58 -0400
Michael Blumenkrantz <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In my continuing crusade for documentation and readability, I've found
> one area which requires my assistance: function pointers.
> Using ecore as an example, there are currently a LOT of different
> types of function pointers, and they make function definitions
> unnecessarily long, not to mention obfuscating code by not providing
> a common typedef when multiple functions use the same type of
> prototype.
>
> Short read: within the next week, function pointers within function
> definitions will become typedefs when they are used repeatedly.
Sounds all good.
One extra feature of typedefs for functions:
- It's the only way to pass a function pointer to a vararg function ;-)
(Or at least get it out on the other side).
Regards,
nash
[Who wonders who will argue with me on that point ;-)]
[Bonus trivia: it's not valid to cast a function pointer to a
void *]
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