question on function arguments and parameter passing

[xideum]

Hi. Question: In a function that takes multiple arguments, each with a
default value set[EX: void blah(int one=1, int two=2, int three=3);]is
there anyway to either alter the order of the parameters you pass to it
or skip the passing of certain parameters[sort of like(if I wanted to
let "two" take on the default): blah(12, three=53); or blah(12,,53); or
blah(12,default,53);]?

I'm mainly asking because lately I've had to do some gui programming,
calling a widget function that takes like 80 defaulted arguments, with
only a single one I want to alter, makes me hate life.

Sorry if there's recently been a similar post.

Thanks.

[Eric Sosman]

xideum wrote:

Hi. Question: In a function that takes multiple arguments, each with a
default value set[EX: void blah(int one=1, int two=2, int three=3);]

This isn't C; C's function arguments do not have
default values. You must be thinking of some other
programming language.

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[Alan Balmer]

On 24 Mar 2005 07:01:24 -0800, "xideum" <xi****@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi. Question: In a function that takes multiple arguments, each with a
default value set[EX: void blah(int one=1, int two=2, int three=3);]is
there anyway to either alter the order of the parameters you pass to it
or skip the passing of certain parameters[sort of like(if I wanted to
let "two" take on the default): blah(12, three=53); or blah(12,,53); or
blah(12,default,53);]?

I'm mainly asking because lately I've had to do some gui programming,
calling a widget function that takes like 80 defaulted arguments, with
only a single one I want to alter, makes me hate life.

Sorry if there's recently been a similar post.

You should ask in a group which deals with your programming language
(which is obviously not C, the language this group deals with). Have
you considered writing a wrapper function which takes your one
argument and expands it to a call with all 80 arguments?

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Al Balmer
Balmer Consulting
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