Answer by Faheem for Typedef with function pointers in C?
I am also new to C, so if there are any errors please correct me.A pointer that points to a function is formatted like so:datatype (*POINTER_NAME)(PARAMETERS);So that's the data type the pointed...
View ArticleAnswer by Ernest Friedman-Hill for Typedef with function pointers in C?
The function pointer type name is getnxtbyte_t. It's not pointing to anything now -- this is a type of pointer, not an actual pointer. It's just like sayingtypedef struct foo {int x;} Foo;you define a...
View ArticleAnswer by Dan Fego for Typedef with function pointers in C?
This typedef creates a type called getnxtbyte_t. That type is for a pointer to a function that returns void (i.e. nothing), as shown in the second word. That function takes a single parameter, which is...
View ArticleAnswer by Drew Dormann for Typedef with function pointers in C?
It is a tricky syntax to get used to.What is the name of this new type?The type is getnxtbyte_t. (You can read that trailing _t as "type". It's a popular convention.)A variable of type getnxtbyte_t can...
View ArticleTypedef with function pointers in C?
I'm pretty new to C, and I'm having a really hard time reading this line of code and understanding it:typedef void (*getnxtbyte_t)(void *stream);From looking around, I now know that it is for a pointer...
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