variables between function header and body

[gkelly]

I came across this code which does something I've never seen before.
Could
someone explain what the variable declaration between the function
header
and the function body do? Or at least point me in a direction to find
out
for myself. Again, I know what the code does, but I don't know what
the line
marked with <==== does.

Thanks,
Grant

int timeval_subtract (result, x, y)
struct timeval *result, *x, *y; <==== What does this do???
{
/* Perform the carry for the later subtraction by updating y. */
if (x->tv_usec < y->tv_usec) {
int nsec = (y->tv_usec - x->tv_usec) / 1000000 + 1;
y->tv_usec -= 1000000 * nsec;
y->tv_sec += nsec;
}
if (x->tv_usec - y->tv_usec > 1000000) {
int nsec = (y->tv_usec - x->tv_usec) / 1000000;
y->tv_usec += 1000000 * nsec;
y->tv_sec -= nsec;
}

/* Compute the time remaining to wait.
tv_usec is certainly positive. */
result->tv_sec = x->tv_sec - y->tv_sec;
result->tv_usec = x->tv_usec - y->tv_usec;

/* Return 1 if result is negative. */
return x->tv_sec < y->tv_sec;
}

 

[Ian Collins]

I came across this code which does something I've never seen before.
Could
someone explain what the variable declaration between the function
header
and the function body do? Or at least point me in a direction to find
out
for myself. Again, I know what the code does, but I don't know what
the line
marked with <==== does.

Thanks,
Grant

int timeval_subtract (result, x, y)
struct timeval *result, *x, *y; <==== What does this do???

This is old K&R style code, from the days before C89.

 

[gkelly]

This is old K&R style code, from the days before C89.

Thanks. I found this page which also helped: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C89#ANSI_C_and_ISO_C