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varargs

varargs — An empty element in a function synopsis indicating a variable number of arguments

Synopsis​

Content Model​

varargs ::=
EMPTY

Attributes​

Common attributes

Description​

VarArgs indicates that a function takes a variable number of arguments.

Processing expectations​

The VarArgs element produces generated text that indicates that the function takes a variable number of arguments. The exact generated text may vary. One common result is “(…)”.

Parents​

These elements contain varargs: funcprototype.

See Also​

funcdef, funcparams, funcprototype, funcsynopsisinfo, function, paramdef, parameter, returnvalue, void.

Examples​

<!DOCTYPE funcsynopsis PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<funcsynopsis>
<funcsynopsisinfo>
#include &lt;varargs.h&gt;
</funcsynopsisinfo>
<funcprototype>
  <funcdef>int <function>max</function></funcdef>
  <varargs/>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
#include <varargs.h>

int **max**(

...);

 

For additional examples, see also funcsynopsis.