Q69898: Overcoming "C4071 No Function Prototype Given" Warning

Article: Q69898
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 05-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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Code that is compiled using the Microsoft C compiler's warning level 3 (/W3) or
higher and that calls functions through FARPROC pointers causes the Microsoft C
compiler to report warning C4071, "No Function Prototype Given."

CAUSE
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Pointers to functions are commonly used when an application explicitly loads
dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) through the Windows LoadLibrary function. Function
pointers declared with FARPROC do not inherit function prototype information.

RESOLUTION
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Modify the function pointers declarations to include function prototype
information.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following code sample uses the generic FARPROC far-pointer-to-function data
type. Compiling the code with Microsoft C at warning level 3 or higher results
in a C4071 warning:

  FARPROC lpfnErrorProc;
  lpfnErrorProc = GetProcAddress(hModule, MAKEINTRESOURCE(1));
  (*lpfnErrorProc)(hWnd, (LPSTR)"Error Message");

However, the following code sample defines custom far-pointer-to- function data
types which provide information about the function arguments. This code does not
produce the warning:

     // typedef declarations
     typedef VOID FAR PASCAL FNERRORPROC(HWND, LPSTR);
     typedef FNERRORPROC FAR *LPFNERRORPROC;

     // variable declaration
     LPFNERRORPROC  lpfnErrorProc;

     // variable assignment and indirect function call
     lpfnErrorProc = GetProcAddress(hModule, MAKEINTRESOURCE(1));
     (*lpfnErrorProc)(hWnd, (LPSTR)"Error Message");

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1

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