Thread: *function

I have been programming long enough to know what is correct....but

Code:

typedef int (*pfunc)(void);

int some_func(int arg, pfunc func) {
    int i = (*func)();  //correct
    ...
}

But here is where I am unclear:

Code:

typedef int (*pfunc)(void);

int some_func(int arg, pfunc func) {
    int i = func();  //incorrect but works
    ...
}

The second example does work. As a typical programmer who tends to cut corners from time to time I would like to know if there is any disadvantage to not dereferrencing a call to a pointer to a function?

http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/q4.12.html

Sweet, the book and the link say the same thing for those of you who don't own the book. In my opinion--as if anyone cares, I prefer to not dereferrence a pointer to a function. However, I think that it may be a good thing to do when someone else is reading your code (or you in the distant future) as a means of conveying that it is a pointer not an actual function.

Thanks for setting me straight everyone.