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Pointer to function returning a pointer to function

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Question: Declare a pointer to a function taking an int argument and returning a pointer to a function that takes a char argument and returns a float.

I did code as follows. But it is giving error. Please correct this.

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
float func(int x)(char c) {
  cout << "func() called..." << endl;
}
 
 
int main() {
  int x = 2;
   char c;
  float (*(*fp)(int))(char); // Define a function pointer
  (*fp) = func;  // Initialize it
  (*(*fp))(x)(c);    // Dereferencing calls the function 
}
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

float func(int x)(char c) {
  cout << "func() called..." << endl;
}


int main() {
  int x = 2;
   char c;
  float (*(*fp)(int))(char); // Define a function pointer
  (*fp) = func;  // Initialize it
  (*(*fp))(x)(c);    // Dereferencing calls the function 
}

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ambarish@ubuntu:~/exercise$ g++ ex33.cpp
ex33.cpp:4: error: ‘func’ declared as function returning a function
ex33.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
ex33.cpp:13: error: assignment of read-only location ‘* fp’
ex33.cpp:13: error: cannot convert ‘int ()(int)’ to ‘float (* ()(int))(char)’ in assignment
ambarish@ubuntu:~/exercise$
ambarish@ubuntu:~/exercise$ g++ ex33.cpp
ex33.cpp:4: error: ‘func’ declared as function returning a function
ex33.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
ex33.cpp:13: error: assignment of read-only location ‘* fp’
ex33.cpp:13: error: cannot convert ‘int ()(int)’ to ‘float (* ()(int))(char)’ in assignment
ambarish@ubuntu:~/exercise$

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Re: Pointer to function returning a pointer to function

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Re: Pointer to function returning a pointer to function

Something like this?

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typedef float (*psraBProc)( int x );
 
float psraBFunc( int x )
{
}
 
int r;
psraBProc psraB;
float f;
 
psraB = psraBFunc;
f = psraB( r );
typedef float (*psraBProc)( int x );

float psraBFunc( int x )
{
}

int r;
psraBProc psraB;
float f;

psraB = psraBFunc;
f = psraB( r );

Last edited by wildgoose; Aug 10th, 2009 at 12:56 am.

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Re: Pointer to function returning a pointer to function

I suggest you take a read through The Function Pointer Tutorials, particularly this one.

I would use some typedefs to help:

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typedef float (char2float_t)( char );
typedef char2float_t* int2char2float_t( int );
 
...
 
char2float_t* wonky_function_1( int n )
  {
  ...
  }
 
...
 
int2char2float_t* fp1 = &wonky_function_1;
 
char2float_t* fp2 = fp1( 42 );  /* or: fp2 = (*fp1)( 42 ); */
float value = fp2( 'A' );       /* likewise: value = (*fp2)( 'A' ); */
typedef float (char2float_t)( char );
typedef char2float_t* int2char2float_t( int );

...

char2float_t* wonky_function_1( int n )
  {
  ...
  }

...

int2char2float_t* fp1 = &wonky_function_1;

char2float_t* fp2 = fp1( 42 );  /* or: fp2 = (*fp1)( 42 ); */
float value = fp2( 'A' );       /* likewise: value = (*fp2)( 'A' ); */

BTW, you really are doing something weird. What goal can you possibly be trying to accomplish? (It appears to me that there is a design flaw in your program.) Perhaps we can suggest something better (and easier).

Also, this is the C forum. You are using C++.

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