RE: Call or Bound Call

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon.Paris@halinfo.it [mailto:Jon.Paris@halinfo.it]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 3:06 PM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Call or Bound Call
> 
> 
> 

Almost every reply to the original posting included style criticism of the
original code.  I wouldn't code it that way (IFEQ) either, but so what?
It's not real germane to the procedure/prototype issue.
> 
> 
>  C     *in06         ifeq      *on
> - why not get rid of the ifeq (shudder) this is fine
>  C                   If        *In06
> - or this if you have to code the *On
>  C                   If        *In06 = *on
> 
> Now on to your question <grin>
> 

/*    Big Snip
*/
> 
> 
> In other words the use of a prototype can save you from 
> having to match the
> exact type and length of a parameter. The compiler will 
> generate the additional
> logic to match the parameters.
> 
Jon, 

Could you amplify a bit on this.  What _can_ the compiler do for me?  Could
I pass a 5 byte zoned in place of a 7 byte char, or is it the sort of thing
that C does where you can implicitly typecast assignments from one numeric
type to another?
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