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From: pm0@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Patrick Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: void * = pointer to a function
Message-ID: <27385@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>
Date: 10 Mar 91 09:26:53 GMT
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Distribution: comp.lang.c
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I am trying to get a grip on pointers to functions.  Here is
the code I am having a problem with (Simplified to the bare
essense of the problem)

#include <stdio.h>

int Output_Num(int a)
{
   printf("The Number is: %d",a);
}

main()
{
   void *Function = (int (*) (int)) Output_Num;
   (*Function) (5);
}

I want to declare an object which is actually a pointer to a
function so I may call it through the other object instead.

I did read K&R's section on pointers to functions but still
could not get this code to work.

One more question, what would the code look like if the function
were:

void Hello_World() {printf("Hello world")}

main()
{
   void *F = (void (*) (void)) Hello_World;  /* can I use () in
					        place of (void)? */
   (*F) ();  /* or should the call be (*F) (void) */


Thanks,
Pat Martin