In article <35nhl1$pl0@trixie.rtpnc.epa.gov> plessel@vislab.epa.gov writes:
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>I ran across this declaration in STL:
>  Result (*)(Arg) fp;

If that's supposed to be a declaration, I don't think it's a valid one.

>assuming it means the same as:
>  Result (*fp)(Arg);

I don't think the two are equivalent.

>Is it (or will it be) legal ANSI C++?

I don't believe so.  I think the first one (above) is a syntax error.

>(The SGI Delta compiler doesn't accept it.)

OK.  So now we've heard from SGI and RFG.  Would any more of you three
letter acronyms out there like to chime in? :-)
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>plessel@vislab.epa.gov writes:
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>>I ran across this declaration in STL:
>>  Result (*)(Arg) fp;
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>If that's supposed to be a declaration, I don't think it's a valid one.
>
>>(The SGI Delta compiler doesn't accept it.)
>
>OK.  So now we've heard from SGI and RFG.  Would any more of you three
>letter acronyms out there like to chime in? :-)

I agree with SGI and RFG, the declaration is a syntax error.

 FJH. ;-)

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From: plessel@oz.rtpnc.epa.gov (Todd Plessel)
>  I ran across this declaration in STL:
>    Result (*)(Arg) fp;
>  assuming it means the same as:
>    Result (*fp)(Arg);
>  Is it (or will it be) legal ANSI C++?
>  (The SGI Delta compiler doesn't accept it.)

It is illegal, although the following is legal:

  void fp1();
  Result (*fp2)(Arg) = (Result (*)(Arg))fp1;
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I ran across this declaration in STL:
  Result (*)(Arg) fp;
assuming it means the same as:
  Result (*fp)(Arg);
Is it (or will it be) legal ANSI C++?
(The SGI Delta compiler doesn't accept it.)

Thanks.

Todd