mea culpa in the area of "style criticism"

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Through private e-mail, I discovered that at least one person found my
comments below related to "style criticism" inappropriate or maybe just
plain insulting.  I've already apologised privately (I hope.)

Just wanted to say that my use of the word "criticism" wasn't intended to
imply hostility.  I probably should have used "advice" or something else
less emotionally loaded.  I thought it was interesting that most people who
responded to the original question mentioned the style issue, some before
addressing the dynamic call issue.

I said it, I take responsibility for it, and I'm sorry if I offended anyone.

/*   Offending screed                                                     */

> -----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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