Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentr...@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> Do you mean specifically the hook variables, or any function pointers?
> I can see your point in the above case, but for example here
> - if ((*tinfo->f_lt) (o.upper, c.upper, flinfo))
> + if (tinfo->f_lt(o.upper, c.upper, flinfo))
> I think there is no loss of clarity and the extra punctuation makes it
> more complicated to read.
At one time there were C compilers that only accepted the former syntax.
But we have already occurrences of the latter in our tree, and no one
has complained, so I think that's a dead issue by now.
I do agree with the idea that we should use the * notation in cases where
the reader might otherwise think that a plain function was being invoked,
ie I don't like
some_function_pointer(args);
Even if the compiler isn't confused, readers might be. But in the case of
structname->pointerfield(args);
it's impossible to read that as a plain function call, so I'm okay with
dropping the extra punctuation there.
regards, tom lane
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