RE: c question

[bob cs csoft net]

Yes, but what if you want to hand a function with the same name a char* or
an int. I know in C++ you can overload a function. But can you do this
with C?

On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Chris Jones wrote:

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> Hi
> 
> > void function(char *string="default");
> > 
> > and be able to call it with
> > 
> > function();
> 
> Why not just do:
> 
> void function( char *string )
> {
> 	if( string == NULL ) {
> 		string = strdup( "default" );
> 	}
> 
> 	/* ... */
> 
> 	free( string );
> 
> }
> 
> int main()
> {
> 	function( "moo" );
> 	function( NULL );
> }
> 
> it does mean that you can't just call "function();" - you have to put
> a NULL as the argument, but it works just fine.
> 
> 
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