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From: rgh@inmet
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: help with a MESSY C definition!!?
Message-ID: <124200013@inmet>
Date: 19 Nov 88 06:02:00 GMT
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Nf-From: inmet!rgh    Nov 19 01:02:00 1988


>I need the syntax of definition for an array (of arbitrary size) of pointers to
>functions returning pointers to integer (HOW'S *THAT* FOR A DOOZY!!!).  My
>closest (possibly correct) guess follows:
>
>	int *(*opfuncs[])() = { . . . };
>
> I would appreciate any corrections/verifications.

It looks correct to me.
What I would recommend, though, would be something like:

	typedef int *  (*opfunc_t)();
	opfunc_t opfuncs[] = { . . . };

Divide and conquer.

    Randy Hudson   rgh@inmet.inmet.com   uunet!inmet!rgh