in reply to Re^3: why avoid & on function call (pre-declaration)
in thread why avoid & on function call

> So I don't envisage me using this pre-declaration very much but it's good to know it exists.

There are use cases, like plugin systems or delayed compilation on demand.

NB: prototypes can be pre-declared too, so just applying parenthesis instead of ampersand wouldn't help, if you want an explicit prototype check.

Cheers Rolf
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