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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: New directions in C: Default arguments |
| Date | 2015-03-16 08:18 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <87r3sp0y52.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink) |
| References | <me2bmi$62t$2@speranza.aioe.org> <6d21381d-0549-4920-9590-4646e8287e68@googlegroups.com> |
gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> writes:
> On Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 10:11:39 PM UTC, jacob navia wrote:
>> Default arguments are used in Python, Fortran, the "Mathematica"
>> language, Lisp, Ruby. Tcl/tk, Visual Basic.
>>
>>
>> 1.6.2 Syntax
>> return-type fnName(arg1,arg2,arg3=<expr>,arg4=<expr>);
>
> Seems eminently sensible, and implementable (not least because any
> C/C++ joint compiler will have the support already). If I'm reading
> the syntax correctly, default args can be specified only in a
> prototype, not a definition?
A definition provides a prototype. Restricting what you can do in a
definition vs. a separate prototype would be odd.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
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New directions in C: Default arguments jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-14 23:11 +0100
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-14 18:17 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-03-15 11:25 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-15 07:18 -0700
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Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-15 22:40 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-15 16:04 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-16 08:35 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-16 16:45 +0100
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-16 11:36 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-03-17 02:09 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-17 12:44 +0000
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Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-16 18:30 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-16 13:52 -0500
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-16 19:35 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-16 14:52 -0500
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Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-16 20:23 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-03-16 20:53 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-16 14:33 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-16 11:44 -0700
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Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-15 00:59 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-15 23:45 +0100
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-15 16:21 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-16 11:41 +0100
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Re: New directions in C: Default arguments David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-16 13:19 +0100
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Re: New directions in C: Default arguments David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-16 13:51 +0100
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Re: New directions in C: Default arguments David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-16 15:12 +0100
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-16 14:24 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-16 16:09 +0100
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-16 18:11 +0000
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Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-17 12:28 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-17 13:33 +0100
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-17 08:20 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-17 15:16 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-16 11:38 +0100
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-16 10:51 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-16 13:47 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-16 13:20 +0100
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-16 10:43 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-17 13:18 +0100
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments bert <bert.hutchings@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-15 08:25 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-15 18:16 +0100
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Michael Angelo Ravera <maravera@prodigy.net> - 2015-03-16 00:38 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-16 01:03 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-16 09:04 -0500
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Michael Angelo Ravera <maravera@prodigy.net> - 2015-03-17 00:22 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-17 01:08 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-19 01:37 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-20 00:45 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-17 22:17 -0500
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Michael Angelo Ravera <maravera@prodigy.net> - 2015-03-18 15:55 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2015-03-16 01:07 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-16 08:18 -0700
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-03-16 17:35 +0000
Definitions vs. Prototypes (Was: New directions in C: Default arguments) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-03-16 17:55 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-16 20:21 +0000
Re: New directions in C: Default arguments jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2015-03-16 22:44 +0100
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