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Re: typecast function pointer

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: typecast function pointer
Date 2012-01-29 21:05 -0800
Organization None to speak of
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Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> writes:
> On 2012-01-29, Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> wrote:
>> The compiler doesn't care whether you write "int", or "signed int", or
>> "signed", or "int unsigned" for that matter.
>
> That sentence (or else the compiler) needs to be fixed.

Oops, the last should be "int signed".

To summarize, the following are all equivalent names for the same type:

    int
    signed int
    int signed
    signed

The "int signed" form is rarely used, but the standard permits type
specifiers to appear in any order.

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
    Will write code for food.
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    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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typecast function pointer "Mark" <mark_cruzNOTFORSPAM@hotmail.com> - 2012-01-28 08:15 -0500
  Re: typecast function pointer Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-01-28 08:52 -0500
    Re: typecast function pointer "Mark" <mark_cruzNOTFORSPAM@hotmail.com> - 2012-01-29 16:47 -0500
      Re: typecast function pointer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-01-30 10:56 +1300
      Re: typecast function pointer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-01-29 14:27 -0800
        Re: typecast function pointer Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2012-01-30 00:14 +0000
          Re: typecast function pointer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-01-29 21:05 -0800
      Re: typecast function pointer Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-01-29 18:07 -0500
        Re: typecast function pointer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-01-29 21:06 -0800
  Re: typecast function pointer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-01-28 14:08 +0000

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