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From: steve@taumet.com (Stephen Clamage)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: char *'s and const char *'s
Message-ID: <549@taumet.com>
Date: 12 Jan 91 17:47:52 GMT
References: <1991Jan11.182945.5437@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Organization: Taumetric Corporation, San Diego
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bruce@seismo.gps.caltech.edu (Bruce Worden) writes:

>int foo(char *file);
>... knowing that foo() really only needs a const char *, it is often called as:
>	a = foo("myfile");  [ but this leads to compiler warnings ]
>What is the method preferred/recommended by professionals and other experienced individuals?

In this case I prefer to declare foo to take a const char*.  Why mislead
the compiler and human readers when it is easy to be helpful?

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Steve Clamage, TauMetric Corp, steve@taumet.com