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difference between int main( ) and int main (void)
is there a difference between int main( ) and int main (void)?
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I think I found the information I was looking for and since this is a c++ forum your answer is accuarate.
I found the following explanation in a help tutorial
A function prototype with an empty parameter list, such as
extern void func();
means in C that the argument list of the declared function is not prototyped: the compiler will not be able to warn against improper argument usage. When declaring a function in C which has no arguments, the keyword void is used, as in:
extern void func(void);
Because C++ enforces strict type checking, an empty parameter list is interpreted as the absence of any parameter. The keyword void can then be omitted: in C++ the above two declarations are equivalent.
I found the following explanation in a help tutorial
A function prototype with an empty parameter list, such as
extern void func();
means in C that the argument list of the declared function is not prototyped: the compiler will not be able to warn against improper argument usage. When declaring a function in C which has no arguments, the keyword void is used, as in:
extern void func(void);
Because C++ enforces strict type checking, an empty parameter list is interpreted as the absence of any parameter. The keyword void can then be omitted: in C++ the above two declarations are equivalent.
ASKER
said there was a difference, but didn't want to go into the details since it might add confusion to someone who is just learning. It just recently occured to me that I never found out what the difference was. I believe that there is a difference. Or at least there must be more to it than that.