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In article <26717@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>, krste@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU ( Krste Asanovic) writes:

> Suggestion: If a function can be called with no arguments, then it
> should be possible to call it without using the superfluous empty
> parenthesis.

C++ inherits from C the notion that the unadorned name of a function
can be quietly converted to the address of that function.  Allowing
your suggestion would therefore introduce ambiguities.  For example:

	void f(int);
	void f(int (*)());

	int g();

	main()
	{
		f(g);		// what does this do?
	}

As C++ stands now, g can only be interpreted as a pointer to a function
returning int with no arguments.  Under your suggestion, it would
be permitted to call g() as well, thus introducing an amgibuity.
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