Thread: Function overloading

  1. 01-29-2021 #1
    Nikosant03
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    Function overloading

    Hi everyone,

    I found a library that defines a preprocessor function style like this:

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    #define_EXFUN(name, proto)     name proto
    and then declare the functions like this:

    Code:
    clock_t    _EXFUN(clock,    (void));
double     _EXFUN(difftime, (time_t _time2, time_t _time1));
time_t     _EXFUN(mktime,   (struct tm *_timeptr));
time_t     _EXFUN(time,     (time_t *_timer));
    What is the purpose of the preprocessor style function? I mean it could just be ommited and declare the function like this right?

    Code:
    clock_t    clock(void);
double     difftime(time_t _time2, time_t _time1);
time_t     mktime(struct tm *_timeptr);
time_t     time(time_t *_timer);
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    Were you looking at a standard library implementation? Is there an alternative definition of the _EXFUN macro depending on say, a #if preprocessor directive?
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
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    Yes your're right..

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    You'll need to fix that link.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
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    Well, then you have your answer: it is to adjust the function declaration based on a preprocessor definition.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
    I get maybe two dozen requests for help with some sort of programming or design problem every day. Most have more sense than to send me hundreds of lines of code. If they do, I ask them to find the smallest example that exhibits the problem and send me that. Mostly, they then find the error themselves. "Finding the smallest program that demonstrates the error" is a powerful debugging tool.
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    Yes, thanks for the quick tip!!
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