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From: steve@jplgodo.UUCP (Steve Schlaifer x3171 156/224)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: Question about LINT
Message-ID: <761@jplgodo.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 11-Apr-86 13:24:44 EST
Article-I.D.: jplgodo.761
Posted: Fri Apr 11 13:24:44 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 18-Apr-86 04:00:49 EST
References: <5000041@inmet>
Organization: Jet Propulsion Labs, Pasadena, CA
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Summary: cast ignored function value to void

In article <5000041@inmet>, az@inmet.UUCP writes:
> 
>     If one has a function which is sometimes called as a procedure
> (ignoring returned value) is there a way to tell lint not to
> complain about this?

Yes, if you have something like

	int foo();

and want to ignore the return function value on a call then

	(void)foo(args);

will keep lint from complaining and also make the code clearer.
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