From -5955883251858871924 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,fb1a92fa405c930c X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: source@netcom.com (David Harmon) Subject: Re: nested functions Date: 1999/06/23 Message-ID: <378468a0.92882118@nntp.ix.netcom.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 492870507 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Approved: Valentin Bonnard References: <7jd4c5$nup$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <7jjjr6$r02$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <7jma5c$i85@abyss.West.Sun.COM> <37dd56e1.565652003@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <7jp0l8$s1r$1@engnews1.eng.sun.com> <37f9872b.643561308@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <7k60a4$rah$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 18:33:04 GMT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: Netcom X-NETCOM-Date: Thu Jun 17 1:24:50 PM CDT 1999 X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.std.c++ iQBVAwUAN3ColawEuYhIxRhxAQE3zgIApxqQ3IOE1KWodFLJ/jNgkXMurPTzeuWj GQ8u2IwNJZLfGggauq1VAllelS7XYl2sgIrg4beoy6bYMGyhv1bK6A== =tK1x Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ NNTP-Posting-User: source On 16 Jun 99 03:58:16 GMT in comp.std.c++, James.Kanze@dresdner-bank.com wrote: >> I'm afraid that would have to be disallowed too. The type of &g would >> be something resembling int(main::*)(int) and nothing outside of main >> would know enough about it to use it. foo(g) would be a type >mismatch. > >But then you've eliminated the main reason for wanting local functions. After reading some of your other articles, I think you may be right, subject to some question over "main reason." I don't think it eliminates the main reason I wanted them, but I may be thinking too narrowly. --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern_mti/std-c++/faq.html ]