Function Calls

[Ron Natalie <ron>]

> extern int (*a)();
> extern int b();
> main()
> {
> 	a = b;		/* b's type promoted to pointer to function ... */
> 
> 	(*a)();		/* a legal function call */
> 	b();		/* also legal */
> 	a();		/* not legal, but often accepted */
Lattice C has this sickness, I believe.
> 
> 	(b)();		/* the question:  which of these is correct? */
> 	(*b)();
> }
> 
Well (b)() is correct if b() is correct, why should parentheses hurt
you.  "(*b)()" is illegal because (*b) is not a function.

-Ron