Question about default arguments

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#include <iostream.h>
#include <conio.h>
void main()
{
void sum(int []={5,8});
sum();

getch();

}
void sum(int x[])
{
for(int i=0;i<=2;i++)
cout<<x[i];
}

I use array as default arguments but my program have lot of errors

Posted 19-Feb-13 0:35am

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Maximilien 19-Feb-13 8:34am

Default arguments are evil, more so for "complex" data like vectors/arrays.

DON'T USE THEM.

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José Amílcar Casimiro · Answer 1 · 2013-02-19T00:40:00

Solution 1

#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>

using namespace std;

void sum(int x[])
{
    for(int i=0;i<2;i++)
        cout<<x[i];
}

void main()
{
    int values[] = {5,8};
    sum(values);
    getch();
}

Posted 19-Feb-13 0:40am

José Amílcar Casimiro