From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: A very basic question about C programming... diary of a newbie Part 1
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:31:59 -0700
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:

> C++ is a different case: there '()' means '(void)', which itself is
> *illegal*. At least, that's what my lossy memory tells me.

You're correct, right down the line.  In C, an empty argument list says
nothing about the arguments; in C++, it means that there are no
arguments.

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