27 Apr
2020
27 Apr
'20
9:38 a.m.
Yes, that's the issue, which arose in C++ programs. The question at the
time was whether C would allow the same syntax.
Nothing to do with me.
-rob
On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 9:58 AM Nemo Nusquam <cym224(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 04/26/20 16:10, Derek Fawcus wrote:
On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 08:37:04PM +0100, Derek
Fawcus wrote:
K&R 1, Sect. 6.2. (with no mention of Rob Pike's influence).
N.
No, I think he means something like:
(*((*((*((*f)()->g))()->h))()->i))()
but I can't recall the relative priority of '*' and '->' in
the above, so I may have added unnecessary parens.
Actually trying it, while the
above does the right thing,
I can also get the following to compile with a modern compiler
(*(*(*(*f)()->g)()->h)()->i)();
So maybe that was the answer?
I guess I'd have to question why someone would wish to write
such a construct, as error handling seems awkward. Even in
the modern form.
DF