I hope the title is correct. Can anyone tell me why the
following won't work?

int function(int x)
{
  x = 10;
}

int main()
{
  function(int);
}

Umm, you get the idea. If int were a class with a default constructor,
I don't see why it wouldn't be allowed.

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Albert wrote:
> I hope the title is correct. Can anyone tell me why the
> following won't work?
>
> int function(int x)
> {
>   x = 10;

A (non void) function should return a value!
How about

    return x;   ??

> }
>
> int main()
> {
>   function(int);
> }

Shouldn't this be

    function(2);         // ???

> I don't see why it wouldn't be allowed.

Because it's non standard, I suppose!?
Tell me if I'm wrong.

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On 06 Sep 99 17:15:03 GMT,
artfulbobATmindspringDOTcom@nntp6.atl.mindspring.net (Albert) wrote:

:   function(int);
:
: Umm, you get the idea. If int were a class with a default constructor,
: I don't see why it wouldn't be allowed.

    function(int());

You need to pseudocall the constructor.

John
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Albert wrote in message <8E38E30D4artfulbobmindspringc@news.mindspring.com>...
>I hope the title is correct. Can anyone tell me why the
>following won't work?
>
>int function(int x)
>{
>  x = 10;
>}
>
>int main()
>{
>  function(int);
>}
>
>Umm, you get the idea. If int were a class with a default constructor,
>I don't see why it wouldn't be allowed.

Because it should be written as function( int() ), exactly as if int was
a class with default counstructor.

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