Subj : Re: read foregrnd  / backgrnd colors
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Bob Gonder <notbg@notmindspring.invalid>
Date : Wed Aug 27 2003 10:51 am

Rob C. wrote:

>char *readattr(); //<- it says, no protype, but this is it, right?

Add the word "void" and the error will go away:
char *readattr(void);

Function definitions shouldn't have empty ().  I think C++ accepts
this but C doesn't like it (or is it the other way round?) In any
case, probably a good idea to get used to using it always. (Clearer
intent and all...)

If you went back to returning an unsigned int
unsigned int readattr(void);
Then you could do this:

unsigned long	A = readattr();
char		C = A&0xff;
unsigned int	F = (A>>12)&0xf;
unsigned int	B = (A>>8)&0xf;

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