Hint: parameter definitions like "int" and "size_t"

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AmigoJack
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Hint: parameter definitions like "int" and "size_t"

Post by AmigoJack »

I want to highlight 5 functions with inconsistent definitions:
  • gflGetExtraInfos(): parameter "int idx"
  • gflJPEGGetComment(): parameter "int maxsize"
  • gflJPEGGetCommentW(): parameter "int maxsize"
  • gflPNGGetComment(): parameter "int maxsize"
  • gflPNGGetCommentW(): parameter "int maxsize"
Those parameters are all defined as int - wouldn't it be better and more bulletproof to define those as GFL_INT32?


Furthermore these 2 defintions also have a rather unknown parameter:
  • typedef void* (GFLAPI *GFL_ALLOC_CALLBACK)( size_t size, void* user_parms );
  • typedef void* (GFLAPI *GFL_REALLOC_CALLBACK)( void* ptr, size_t new_size, void* user_parms );
Both have a parameter from type size_t - here I also suggest to change it into a well-known definition, like GFL_UINT32.
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Re: Hint: parameter definitions like "int" and "size_t"

Post by xnview »

Yes GFL_INT32 is better!
Pierre.