Help decoding line of typedef/struct combo

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I'm from a C background and need help with the following lines of code

struct IGame
{
	// Summary
	//   Entry function used to initialize a new IGame of a GameMod
	// Parameters
	//   pGameFramework - a pointer to the game framework, from which a pointer of ISystem can be retrieved
	// Returns
	//   A pointer to the newly created IGame implementation
	typedef IGame *(*TEntryFunction)(IGameFramework* pGameFramework);
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Thanks

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Why would any one want to typedef a simple struct with that maze of brackets and stars.

Could you please tell me the meaning of

typedef IGameFramework *(*TEntryFunction)();

The above to me, looked like a function call with no void argument.

TEntryFunction is a pointer to a function taking an IGameFramework pointer as a parameter and returning a pointer to an IGame

Mods: Couldn't edit so i added another post.

Why would any one want to typedef a simple struct with that maze of brackets and stars.

Could you please tell me the meaning of

typedef IGameFramework *(*TEntryFunction)();

The above to me, looked like a function call with no void argument.

No, it is a type declaration of a function pointer:
TEntryFunction is a pointer to a function taking no argunemts and returning a IGameFramework pointer.

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No, it is a type declaration of a function pointer:
TEntryFunction is a pointer to a function taking no argunemts and returning a IGameFramework pointer.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you you are a life saver.

So the return value would be of the type IgameFrameWork* and the return value would be assessable via a IgameFrameWork* pointer right..?

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Needed to brush up on my function pointers, haven't really used them at all.
Found a neat article that might be of help
http://www.devx.com/tips/Tip/13829