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`void` in C does not have a value. You can't make a variable and put a void in it because there is no such object as "void".
by theseoafs 10y ago
`void` in C does not have a value. You can't make a variable and put a void in it because there is no such object as "void".
- jimktrains2 10y agoYes, and () isn't void; the poster above me is wrong. Void is...the absence of a type? It's awkward. However, () and Unit are.
- Ericson2314 10y agoThat is an artificial restriction if C. Also see how ! In Rust is also loosing it's artificial restrictions.
- lomnakkus 10y agoIndeed, and there has been some talk of removing this restriction in C++ because it makes certain kinds of metaprogramming a lot more cumbersome than they should be.