Typedef function pointer?

Question

I\'m learning how to dynamically load DLL\'s but what I don\'t understand is this line

typedef void (*FunctionFunc)();

I have a few questio

Answer 1

For general case of syntax you can look at annex A of the ANSI C standard.

In the Backus-Naur form from there, you can see that typedef has the type storage-class-specifier.

In the type declaration-specifiers you can see that you can mix many specifier types, the order of which does not matter.

For example, it is correct to say,

long typedef long a;

to define the type a as an alias for long long. So , to understand the typedef on the exhaustive use you need to consult some backus-naur form that defines the syntax (there are many correct grammars for ANSI C, not only that of ISO).

When you use typedef to define an alias for a function type you need to put the alias in the same place where you put the identifier of the function. In your case you define the type FunctionFunc as an alias for a pointer to function whose type checking is disabled at call and returning nothing.