Question 11.4

Can you mix old-style and new-style function syntax?


Doing so is perfectly legal, as long as you're careful (see especially question 11.3). Note however that old-style syntax is marked as obsolescent, so official support for it may be removed some day.

References: ANSI Sec. 3.7.1, Sec. 3.9.5
ISO Sec. 6.7.1, Sec. 6.9.5
H&S Sec. 9.2.2 pp. 265-7, Sec. 9.2.5 pp. 269-70


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