Functions with Empty Parameter Lists

In C++, an empty parameter list is specified by writing either void or nothing at all in parentheses. The prototype

void print();

specifies that function print does not take arguments and does not return a value. Figure 6.17 demonstrates both ways to declare and use functions with empty parameter lists.

Figure 6.17. Functions that take no arguments.

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 1 // Fig. 6.17: fig06_17.cpp
 2 // Functions that take no arguments.
 3 #include 
 4 using std::cout;
 5 using std::endl;
 6
 7 void function1(); // function that takes no arguments 
 8 void function2( void ); // function that takes no arguments
 9
10 int main()
11 {
12 function1(); // call function1 with no arguments
13 function2(); // call function2 with no arguments
14 return 0; // indicates successful termination
15 } // end main
16
17 // function1 uses an empty parameter list to specify that
18 // the function receives no arguments
19 void function1()
20 {
21 cout << "function1 takes no arguments" << endl;
22 } // end function1
23
24 // function2 uses a void parameter list to specify that
25 // the function receives no arguments
26 void function2( void )
27 {
28 cout << "function2 also takes no arguments" << endl;
29 } // end function2
 
 function1 takes no arguments
 function2 also takes no arguments
 

Portability Tip 6.2

The meaning of an empty function parameter list in C++ is dramatically different than in C. In C, it means all argument checking is disabled (i.e., the function call can pass any arguments it wants). In C++, it means that the function explicitly takes no arguments. Thus, C programs using this feature might cause compilation errors when compiled in C++.


Common Programming Error 6.13

C++ programs do not compile unless function prototypes are provided for every function or each function is defined before it is called.


Introduction to Computers, the Internet and World Wide Web

Introduction to C++ Programming

Introduction to Classes and Objects

Control Statements: Part 1

Control Statements: Part 2

Functions and an Introduction to Recursion

Arrays and Vectors

Pointers and Pointer-Based Strings

Classes: A Deeper Look, Part 1

Classes: A Deeper Look, Part 2

Operator Overloading; String and Array Objects

Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance

Object-Oriented Programming: Polymorphism

Templates

Stream Input/Output

Exception Handling

File Processing

Class string and String Stream Processing

Web Programming

Searching and Sorting

Data Structures

Bits, Characters, C-Strings and structs

Standard Template Library (STL)

Other Topics

Appendix A. Operator Precedence and Associativity Chart

Appendix B. ASCII Character Set

Appendix C. Fundamental Types

Appendix D. Number Systems

Appendix E. C Legacy Code Topics

Appendix F. Preprocessor

Appendix G. ATM Case Study Code

Appendix H. UML 2: Additional Diagram Types

Appendix I. C++ Internet and Web Resources

Appendix J. Introduction to XHTML

Appendix K. XHTML Special Characters

Appendix L. Using the Visual Studio .NET Debugger

Appendix M. Using the GNU C++ Debugger

Bibliography



C++ How to Program
C++ How to Program (5th Edition)
ISBN: 0131857576
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 627

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