How can I use an array of function pointers?

john picture john · Oct 31, 2008 · Viewed 273.1k times · Source

How should I use array of function pointers in C?

How can I initialize them?

Answer

VonC picture VonC · Oct 31, 2008

You have a good example here (Array of Function pointers), with the syntax detailed.

int sum(int a, int b);
int subtract(int a, int b);
int mul(int a, int b);
int div(int a, int b);

int (*p[4]) (int x, int y);

int main(void)
{
  int result;
  int i, j, op;

  p[0] = sum; /* address of sum() */
  p[1] = subtract; /* address of subtract() */
  p[2] = mul; /* address of mul() */
  p[3] = div; /* address of div() */
[...]

To call one of those function pointers:

result = (*p[op]) (i, j); // op being the index of one of the four functions