va_dcl
[declare variable arguments]
SYNOPSIS #include <varargs.h> function(va_alist) va_dcl
DESCRIPTION
To use the varargs.h
version of variable argument lists, you must declare your function with
a call to the macro, va_list,
as its argument list, and use va_dcl
as the declaration.
WARNING:
Do not use a semicolon after va_dcl.
RETURNS
These macros cannot be used in a context where a return is syntactically
possible.
COMPLIANCE
va_alist
and va_dcl
were the most widespread method of declaring variable argument lists prior
to ANSI C.