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From: "Nathan ." <snmptoddler@hotmail.com>
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Subject: expalin this syntax pls
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 23:32:00 -0000
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Hello All,

Is it correct to leave a space in declaring args to following function. This 
has been cut paste from  file  /usr/include/netdb.h.
Quite surprisingly there is no compilation error but please explain me this 
novel syntax. All these lines have a space ..looks a space if not some 
invisible character. plz expalin this anomally. e.g there is a space between 
__restrict and __name ..

======= from /usr/include/netdb.h ===================
extern int gethostbyname_r (__const char *__restrict __name,   <<<<see this 
line
                            struct hostent *__restrict __result_buf,        
<<<<see this line
                            char *__restrict __buf, size_t __buflen,
                            struct hostent **__restrict __result,            
  <<<<see this line
                            int *__restrict __h_errnop) __THROW;

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Thanks for ur patience
Please Advise,
-Nitin








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