Passing a function as an argument

Sorry if this has been asked before but I couldn't find it anywhere. My question is how do you pass a function as an argument into another function. I don't mean pass the return value, I mean passing the function itself so the recieving funtion can use it as much as neccessary in order to get the values it needs.

Use a function pointer:

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>

int square(int x) {
  return x * x;
}

int cube(int x) {
  return x * x * x;
}

void eval(int x, int (*func)(int)) {
  printf("%d\n", (*func)(x));
}

int main() {
  eval(3, &square);
  eval(3, &cube);
  return 0;
}

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I put this function prototype, but it's generating quite a few compile errors. Mind telling me where I went wrong?

void DrawCollumn(char * (*RowText)(UINT)(DASMVIEWERINFO *), (DASMVIEWERINFO *) dvp);

>char * (*RowText)(UINT)(DASMVIEWERINFO *)
RowText is a pointer to function that takes a single UINT as an argument and returns a pointer to char. What were you expecting (DASMVIEWERINFO *) to do?

>(DASMVIEWERINFO *) dvp
Is this a cast, or what?

Oops, missed that one. Ok, with this we're down to 3 compile errors:

void DrawCollumn(char * (*RowText)(int)(DASMVIEWERINFO *), DASMVIEWERINFO * dvp)

Edit: Err.. sorry, I didn't read the first part of your post for some reason. I thought that was how you were supposed to do it if the function took multiple arguments. I tried it this way though, and it worked:

void DrawCollumn(char * (*RowText)(UINT, DASMVIEWERINFO *), DASMVIEWERINFO * dvp)

Code:

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char * (*RowText)(int, DASMVIEWERINFO *)

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Its just like a normal function prototype except with a pointer star and parenthesis around the name.

Quote:

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Oops, missed that one. Ok, with this we're down to 3 compile errors:

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Here's a novel idea... How about posting your errors so we don't have to play guessing games? Hey, here's an even better idea, how about posting the function prototype of the function you expect to pass.

Quzah.

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Originally Posted by quzah

Here's a novel idea... How about posting your errors so we don't have to play guessing games?

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Well, I figured the anwser would be obious enough to someone who'd done this kind of thing before I wouldn't have to.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by quzah

Hey, here's an even better idea, how about posting the function prototype of the function you expect to pass.

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Beacuse I didn't write one yet :p.

>I figured the anwser would be obious enough to someone who'd done this kind of thing before
It's obvious what you're doing wrong, but determining what you want to do from what you're doing wrong is more difficult. Is this what you were trying to do?

Code:

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void DrawCollumn(char * (*RowText)(int, DASMVIEWERINFO *), DASMVIEWERINFO * dvp);

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Ah, good point. And yes that's what I meant to do. I edited my third post when I figured it out, but by that time two other people had already posted...

Typedefs are handy here, too.

typedef char * (*RowTextFunction)(int, DASMVIEWERINFO *);

void DrawCollumn(RowTextFunction RowText, DASMVIEWERINFO * dvp);