From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Functions in struct's... possible? How?
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 14:12:23 -0700
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Hans Steffani wrote:

>  structure[0].funk();           /* funktion1 called via pointer  */
>                    /* ANSI-C                        */
> 
>  (*structure[1].funk)();        /* funktion2 called via pointer  */
>                    /* ANSI-C und K&R-C              */

Both of these calls are completely valid ANSI C.  In fact, dereferencing
a function pointer before calling it is completely redudnant now.  YOu
can even do it as many times as you like:

    (************structure[1].funk)();

Bad style, but completely legal.

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