>> > > > in C I can have a function maximum(int a, int b) that will always
>> > > > work. Never blow up, and never give an invalid answer. If someone
>> > > > tries to call it incorrectly it is a compile error.
> The second sentence is not disproved by a cast from one datatype to
> another (which changes the value) that happens before maximum() is called.
int maximum(int a, int b);
int foo() {
int (*barf)() = maximum;
return barf(3);
}
This compiles fine for me. Where is the cast? Where is the error message?
Are you saying barf(3) doesn't call maximum?
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