Declaration
A prototype for a function which takes a function parameter looks like the following:
void func ( void (*f)(int) );
This states that the parameter f
will be a pointer to a function which has a void
return type and which takes a single int
parameter. The following function (print
) is an example of a function which could be passed to func
as a parameter because it is the proper type:
void print ( int x ) {
printf("%d\n", x);
}
Function Call
When calling a function with a function parameter, the value passed must be a pointer to a function. Use the function's name (without parentheses) for this:
func(print);
would call func
, passing the print function to it.
Function Body
As with any parameter, func
can now use the parameter's name in the function body to access the value of the parameter. Let's say that func
will apply the function it is passed to the numbers 0-4. Consider, first, what the loop would look like to call print directly:
for ( int ctr = 0 ; ctr < 5 ; ctr++ ) {
print(ctr);
}
Since func
's parameter declaration says that f
is the name for a pointer to the desired function, we recall first that if f
is a pointer then *f
is the thing that f
points to (i.e. the function print
in this case). As a result, just replace every occurrence of print in the loop above with *f
:
void func ( void (*f)(int) ) {
for ( int ctr = 0 ; ctr < 5 ; ctr++ ) {
(*f)(ctr);
}
}
Source
I see you're using unsigned integers. By definition, in C (I don't know about C++), unsigned arithmetic does not overflow ... so, at least for C, your point is moot :)
With signed integers, once there has been overflow, undefined behaviour (UB) has occurred and your program can do anything (for example: render tests inconclusive).
#include <limits.h>
int a = <something>;
int x = <something>;
a += x; /* UB */
if (a < 0) { /* Unreliable test */
/* ... */
}
To create a conforming program, you need to test for overflow before generating said overflow. The method can be used with unsigned integers too:
// For addition
#include <limits.h>
int a = <something>;
int x = <something>;
if ((x > 0) && (a > INT_MAX - x)) /* `a + x` would overflow */;
if ((x < 0) && (a < INT_MIN - x)) /* `a + x` would underflow */;
// For subtraction
#include <limits.h>
int a = <something>;
int x = <something>;
if ((x < 0) && (a > INT_MAX + x)) /* `a - x` would overflow */;
if ((x > 0) && (a < INT_MIN + x)) /* `a - x` would underflow */;
// For multiplication
#include <limits.h>
int a = <something>;
int x = <something>;
// There may be a need to check for -1 for two's complement machines.
// If one number is -1 and another is INT_MIN, multiplying them we get abs(INT_MIN) which is 1 higher than INT_MAX
if ((a == -1) && (x == INT_MIN)) /* `a * x` can overflow */
if ((x == -1) && (a == INT_MIN)) /* `a * x` (or `a / x`) can overflow */
// general case
if (a > INT_MAX / x) /* `a * x` would overflow */;
if ((a < INT_MIN / x)) /* `a * x` would underflow */;
For division (except for the INT_MIN
and -1
special case), there isn't any possibility of going over INT_MIN
or INT_MAX
.
Best Solution
No, function parameters are not evaluated in a defined order in C.
See Martin York's answers to What are all the common undefined behaviour that c++ programmer should know about?.