Your question makes no sense.
storage_class return_type name parameter-list
when we write definition of a function i.e; body of a function above main() function, then the function prototype be omitted. -Ramashankar Nayak,M.C.A,Pondicherry University
Syntax errors and prototype errors.
A prototype in C is the declaration of a function. Without a prototype, the function cannot be called because the compiler would have no way of knowing if the function was being called correctly. Prototypes may appear in multiple translation units but can only be defined once. A definition is itself a prototype.
// declare a function int* function(int, int); or int* (function)(int, int); // declare a pointer to a function int* (*pointer_to_function)(int, int);
yes
storage_class return_type name parameter-list
example: size_t strlen (const char *s);
when we write definition of a function i.e; body of a function above main() function, then the function prototype be omitted. -Ramashankar Nayak,M.C.A,Pondicherry University
Syntax errors and prototype errors.
A prototype in C is the declaration of a function. Without a prototype, the function cannot be called because the compiler would have no way of knowing if the function was being called correctly. Prototypes may appear in multiple translation units but can only be defined once. A definition is itself a prototype.
You can write a program without specifying its prototype when the function returns an integer.If the prototype is not mentioned the compiler thinks that the return type of the function used is integer.When making program which return integer you can ignore writing the protoype.
// declare a function int* function(int, int); or int* (function)(int, int); // declare a pointer to a function int* (*pointer_to_function)(int, int);
*function();this declares a pointer function!
yes, we can not declare a function in the body of another function. but if we declare a function in the body of another function then we can call that very function only in that particular function in which it is declared; and that declared function is not known to other functions present in your programme. So if a function is required in almost all functions of your programme so you must declare it outside the main function i.e in the beginning of your programme.
In C programming, a function prototype declares the function's name, return type, and parameters before its actual definition, allowing the compiler to understand how to call the function. When it is said that "printf should have a prototype," it means that the function should have a declaration that informs the compiler about its signature, typically included via the <stdio.h> header file. This ensures proper type checking and helps avoid errors during compilation when the function is used. Without a prototype, the compiler may not know how to handle the function call correctly.
in stdio.h:extern int printf (const char *fmt, ...);