Thread: Passing functions to a function help

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    Passing functions to a function help

    The goal is to calculate the total mols in a binary mix given the total volume and vol% concentration.

    Trying to pass 3 functions to another function, only two of which take an argument.

    One error suggests incompatible type for argument 1 but I'm not seeing it.

    The other error suggests the calling function is expecting a *(pointer?) Don't understand that one either.

    Thanks for any help
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>#include <stdlib.h>
    #include <math.h>
    
    
    #define W_DENS 0.998       //Water density at 20 degrees C
    #define E_DENS 07892       //Ethanol density at 20 degrees C
    #define MM_W 18.0153       //Molar mass of water - grams per mol. Source NIST
    #define MM_E 46.0684       //Molar mass of ethanot grams per mol. Source NIST
    #define GAL2L 3.785411784  //Gallons to liters factor
    
    
    /*********FUNCTION PROTOYPES*************************/
    double abv_to_abw(double abv);   //convert alcohol by volume to alcohol by weight
    double abw_to_mf_e(double abw);  //convert alcohol by weight to mol fraction of ethanol
    double calc_total_mol(double get_input(), double abv_to_abw(double abv), double abw_to_mf_e(double abw));
    double get_input(void);
    
    
    int main()
    {
        double total_mol = calc_total_mol(get_input(), abv_to_abw(abv), abw_to_mf_e(abw));
        printf("\ntotal mols = %lf", total_mol);
        return 0;
    }
    
    
    /*********FUNCTION DEFINITIONS*************************/
    
    
    double get_input(void)
    {
    double input = 0;
    scanf("%lf", &input);
    return input;
    }
    /**********************************/
    
    
    //alcohol conversion functions abv to abw results are between 0 and 1 and only valid for input between 0 and 1
    //From "On the Conversion of Alcohol by Edwin Croissant -  R1: 2014*02-16
    
    
    double abv_to_abw(double abv)
    {
        const double a = 0.00018684999875047631;
        const double b = 0.77602465132552556;
        const double c = 0.41803095099103116;
        const double d = -2.5221614925275091;
        const double f = 9.5827123045656251;
        const double g = -19.928886159385002;
        const double h = 24.165120890385651;
        const double i = -15.830262207383321;
        const double j = 4.3390473620304988;
    
    
    
    
        double temp = j;
        temp = temp * abv +i;
        temp = temp * abv +h;
        temp = temp * abv +g;
        temp = temp * abv +f;
        temp = temp * abv +d;
        temp = temp * abv +c;
        temp = temp * abv +b;
        double abw = temp * abv +a;
    
    
        return abw;
    }
    /*******************************/
    
    
    double abw_to_mf_e(double abw)
    {
       double mf_e = abw / (abw + MM_E / MM_W * (1-abw));
       return mf_e;
    }
    /*******************************/
    
    
    double calc_total_mol(double get_input(), double abv_to_abw(double abv), double abw_to_mf_e(double abw))
    {
        printf("\nEnter Wash Gallons");
        double wash_l = get_input() * GAL2L;
    
    
        printf("\nEnter ABV (between 0 and 1)");
        double abv = get_input();
    
    
        double water_mol = wash_l *(1-abv) *1000 *W_DENS / MM_W;
        double abw = abv_to_abw(abv);
        double eth_mol = abw_to_mf_e(abw);
    
    
        return water_mol + eth_mol;
    }

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    Function pointers are their own special class of weird.
    You were just missing some () around the parameter names.
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <math.h>
    
    
    #define W_DENS 0.998       //Water density at 20 degrees C
    #define E_DENS 07892       //Ethanol density at 20 degrees C
    #define MM_W 18.0153       //Molar mass of water - grams per mol. Source NIST
    #define MM_E 46.0684       //Molar mass of ethanot grams per mol. Source NIST
    #define GAL2L 3.785411784  //Gallons to liters factor
    
    
    /*********FUNCTION PROTOYPES*************************/
    double abv_to_abw(double abv);   //convert alcohol by volume to alcohol by weight
    double abw_to_mf_e(double abw);  //convert alcohol by weight to mol fraction of ethanol
    double calc_total_mol(double (*get_input)(), double (*abv_to_abw)(double abv), double (*abw_to_mf_e)(double abw));
    double get_input(void);
    
    
    int main()
    {
        double total_mol = calc_total_mol(get_input, abv_to_abw, abw_to_mf_e);
        printf("\ntotal mols = %lf", total_mol);
        return 0;
    }
    
    
    /*********FUNCTION DEFINITIONS*************************/
    
    
    double get_input(void)
    {
    double input = 0;
    scanf("%lf", &input);
    return input;
    }
    /**********************************/
    
    
    //alcohol conversion functions abv to abw results are between 0 and 1 and only valid for input between 0 and 1
    //From "On the Conversion of Alcohol by Edwin Croissant -  R1: 2014*02-16
    
    
    double abv_to_abw(double abv)
    {
        const double a = 0.00018684999875047631;
        const double b = 0.77602465132552556;
        const double c = 0.41803095099103116;
        const double d = -2.5221614925275091;
        const double f = 9.5827123045656251;
        const double g = -19.928886159385002;
        const double h = 24.165120890385651;
        const double i = -15.830262207383321;
        const double j = 4.3390473620304988;
    
    
    
    
        double temp = j;
        temp = temp * abv +i;
        temp = temp * abv +h;
        temp = temp * abv +g;
        temp = temp * abv +f;
        temp = temp * abv +d;
        temp = temp * abv +c;
        temp = temp * abv +b;
        double abw = temp * abv +a;
    
    
        return abw;
    }
    /*******************************/
    
    
    double abw_to_mf_e(double abw)
    {
       double mf_e = abw / (abw + MM_E / MM_W * (1-abw));
       return mf_e;
    }
    /*******************************/
    
    
    double calc_total_mol(double (*get_input)(), double (*abv_to_abw)(double abv), double (*abw_to_mf_e)(double abw))
    {
        printf("\nEnter Wash Gallons");
        double wash_l = get_input() * GAL2L;
    
    
        printf("\nEnter ABV (between 0 and 1)");
        double abv = get_input();
    
    
        double water_mol = wash_l *(1-abv) *1000 *W_DENS / MM_W;
        double abw = abv_to_abw(abv);
        double eth_mol = abw_to_mf_e(abw);
    
    
        return water_mol + eth_mol;
    }
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    Thank you. Much appreciated.
    Gained a little insight into pointers as well.

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