Functions without declaring

[r_james14]

Hi There,

I wonder if anyone can help lol

Ive got some code which complies (visual studio 2008)

It has the following functions in them.

// Transfer data to can buffer
            CanSetData( Port, SendData, 0, 8 );


// Send to current port
            CanSetId( Port, 0, Id.l, NumBytes );

these to me just seem normal functions however they aren't declared anywhere in my code and i only have #include <stdio.h>.

Are these features of C, (i have googled but not found anything)

Thanks In Advance

[laserlight]

these to me just seem normal functions however they aren't declared anywhere in my code and i only have #include <stdio.h>.

Are these features of C

Yes, it is a feature, or perhaps a "mis-feature" of C. A function that is called before its declaration is seen is assumed to have parameters of type int and a return type of int. This may not hold true, so you are advised to always declare your functions before calling them. (Of course, feel free to define them after they have been called.)

[r_james14]

okay i been looking into it more, i now have errors:

Error 2 error C2065: 'CanSetId' : undeclared identifier c:\users\james rounds\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\playing 3\playing 3\playing 3.c 85 Playing 3

I have no idea why these didn't come up before.

Anyways on the original code there are #include .... which i dont recognise such as #include <Can/CanSpc.h> for example.

Is it possible to call a function in the include files and then use it without declaring?
Also what are these called so i know what to google, how do i go about making them, whats the process called?

Thanks
James

[laserlight]

Is it possible to call a function in the include files and then use it without declaring?

What do you mean by "call a function in the include files"? Why would you want to use a function before it is declared?

[r_james14]

I've been given some code to develop/learn from. It is so badly wrote and annotated its taken me 3 weeks to simply work out what on earth is going on. The sample of code I gave in my original post isn't defined in the code I have in front of me, neither at the top no:

void CanSetData( int Port,int SendData);

For example
Also there is nowhere the function is called, so again it doesn't say in my code what it actually does.

Is it possible to define a function and say what it does and somehow package it up in a #include part. I have no knowledge on "header files" i think they called at all.

Im not trying to write like this, i'm trying to understand so i can do it properly.


Thanks

James

[CommonTater]

I've been given some code to develop/learn from. It is so badly wrote and annotated its taken me 3 weeks to simply work out what on earth is going on. The sample of code I gave in my original post isn't defined in the code I have in front of me, neither at the top no:

void CanSetData( int Port,int SendData);

For example
Also there is nowhere the function is called, so again it doesn't say in my code what it actually does.

Is it possible to define a function and say what it does and somehow package it up in a #include part. I have no knowledge on "header files" i think they called at all.

Im not trying to write like this, i'm trying to understand so i can do it properly.


Thanks

James

You use headers like stdio.h and stdlib.h all the time... yes?
So open one of them in your IDE and have a look at it...
That should give you some idea how it works.

[r_james14]

daft question but how do I do that?

[CommonTater]

daft question but how do I do that?

The same way you open any file in your IDE.

[r_james14]

before i look completly mad am i correct in thinking the correct header files have been made?

#include <Can/Canmon.h>
#include <Can/Candat.h>
#include <Can/CanSpc.h>
#include <Can/CanOpen.h>
#include <Can/CanOpenLog.h>
#include <AlgoP.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <p-sysutils.h>
#include <p-configutils.h>

i have googled but found no info for any of them.

Thanks

James

[CommonTater]

That will depend entirely on the programming...

[MK27]

I've been given some code to develop/learn from. It is so badly wrote and annotated its taken me 3 weeks to simply work out what on earth is going on.

Why do you want to do that?

Also there is nowhere the function is called, so again it doesn't say in my code what it actually does.

Is it possible to define a function and say what it does and somehow package it up in a #include part. I have no knowledge on "header files" i think they called at all.

Unless there are comments, the header will not tell you any more about the function than the prototype declaration, because that's all it will contain WRT to this function. Very likely, the complete definition of the function is in a source file that may not be installed on your system. They work because they are already compiled into libraries. The #include header allows you to make use of functions in the library.

Ie, if all you have is that declaration without documentation or the definition source, all you can do is guess.