Overload issue

I am playing with this code to see if I can get to work so far so good but I was curious what does this error message mean:

overloaded function differs only by return type from 'char *itoa(int,char *,int)'

it is within this code:

Code:

void itoa( int32 num, int8  *alpha, int32 radix )
{
	if( radix == 10 )
	{
		sprintf(alpha, "%i", num);
	}
	else if( radix == 16 )
	{
		sprintf(alpha, "%X", num);
	}
}

int8 *oldModString(int32 modifier, const int8  *pbDataOne, int32 length)
{
	int8  leading[3];
	int32 ileading;
	int8 * tempStr = NULL;
	int8 * ret;
	int32 i = 0;

	itoa(modifier/2, leading, 10);
	ileading = atoi(leading);
	tempStr = (int8 *) malloc(8);
	ret = (int8 *) malloc(length);
	memset(tempStr, 0, 8);
	tempStr[0] = 0;

	if( (modifier+1)%2 == 0 ) {
		tempStr[0] = (int8)((ileading<<4) + 8);
	}
	else {
		tempStr[0] = (int8)(ileading<<4);
	}

	for(i=0; i<(length>>3); i++)
	{
		xorStringRounds(ret+i*8, tempStr, pbDataOne+i*8, 8);
	}
	free(tempStr);
	return ret;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
	int8 data[32];

	memset(data, 0x0A, sizeof(data));
	int8 *resp = oldModString(0xFF, data, sizeof(data));

	free(resp);

	return 0;
}

I put the reminder of the code underneath just in case if it needs to be clear to understand. I will keep looking for another solution.

By the way thanks I know I have been annoying everyone with this constantly but I just want to assure you all the I am not trying to get people to code I am just trying to find a small pieces of puzzle to put together. FYI the runtime error on this was a buffer overload (too many characters) Thanks

overloaded function differs only by return type from 'char *itoa(int,char *,int)'

Sorry, but functions/methods can only be overloaded by arguments . . .

At least, IIRC . . .

Probably cause your compiler already has an itoa function defined.

Try changing the name of your function or put it in a custom namespace

Additionally, there are reasons why you should not use sprintf(). Same reasons as why not to use gets() -- buffer overflows. snprintf() is a better alternative.

Not that it matters if you're not printing strings, however.

Thanks again

So it all works? Everything's good?

Originally Posted by Learner87

I am playing with this code to see if I can get to work so far so good but I was curious what does this error message mean:

overloaded function differs only by return type from 'char *itoa(int,char *,int)'

It means that you're including a header file that already defines a function called itoa and it has the same parameters as yours, but it returns something different. This is a problem because when you call it, it doesn't know whether you're trying to call your one or that other one.

Hello,

Yes, after I changed the name of itoa function to my_itoa, the code runs fine. Its because of the itoa() also defined in stdlib.h
However I have a question here?
What exactly does oldModString() do? Is it just masking the values?

--
korn

LOL. This portion of "code" is an exercise for a software developer position at a local company. This code is intentionally bloated and errors introduced to examine how a potentional coder would make the changes (style and functionality).

Learner87 is an idiot and a fraud. He's posted this code multiple times and asked vague and mis-leading comments in regard to why. The fact that he's having problems with some of the very basic issues with this code means he's not ready for the position he's applying for. Please ignore these threads and/or remove them.

Originally Posted by FordmanIV

Learner87 is an idiot and a fraud.

Maybe so, but you're the one that replies to 3 month old posts.