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| From | glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: C Programming Language 2nd Ed, Exercise 1.9 and 1.12, Solution suggestion. |
| Date | 2014-06-10 00:21 +0000 |
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Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> wrote:
(snip, I wrote)
>> Writing in both C and Java, I might be a little more sensitive to
>> the differences between them.
(snip)
> The () form in a declaration says that the function takes a fixed but
> unspecified number and type(s) of arguments. In a definition, it says
> that the function has no parameters, but it still provides a declaration
> with the above meaning.
> The () form is obsolescent, both for declarations and for definitions,
> and has been since 1989.
But not yet removed from the standard?
> The (void) form specifies that the function has no parameters.
> This program:
> int main() {
> main(42);
> }
> will typically not elicit a diagnostic from the compiler. In this program:
> int main(void) {
> main(42);
> }
> the call violates a constraint, and it must be diagnosed.
> Recursive calls to main are not common, but they're permitted. The same
> argument applies to parameterless functions other than main.
I have seen them, but never found a use for it.
> What advantage do you see in using "int main()" rather than
> "int main(void)"? I see none at all.
A few less characters to type. Well, I started C in the K&R days,
though maybe not by much. About 1985 or so.
>> That is unlike Java, where the argument signatures (I think that
>> is what they call them) must match.
> I'd say it's a mistake to base your C coding style on Java.
> (I'm not sure that's what you're doing.)
I suspect my Java programs look more C-like than the other way around.
If you haven't looked at Java lately, look at System.out.format().
-- glen
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