Invoking pointers to functions (C sytle)

[Henry Spencer]

In article <6379 at harrier.ukc.ac.uk> dac at ukc.ac.uk (David Clear) writes:
>The (*p)(args) invocation is the K&R standard. p(args) also works on at
>least 4 different Unix compilers.
>
>Q: Is p(args) legal, portable C?

Once upon a time, it wasn't legal.  Now it is.  However, there are still
plenty of old compilers that may balk at it.  I'd say the code is clearer
and more portable if you make the `*' explicit.
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