Re: Function pointer prototype interpretation

Alfonso Morra wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I came accross this FP signature and it has me baffled.
>
> Can anyone explain this signature to me - i.e what are the input and
> output types ?
>
> void(*(*foo)(int))(int,void(*)(int))
>
> Thanks

cdecl> explain void(*(*foo)(int))(int,void(*)(int))
declare foo as pointer to function (int) returning pointer to function (int,
pointer to function (int) returning void) returning void

Source code for cdecl is available from
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/c/cdecl/cdecl_2.5.orig.tar.gz

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