Where can I find a C programming reference that will list the declaration of built-in functions?
Thanks,
-Rob
If you are a C programmer, you really must have this book. If you don't have this book, you are not really a C programmer.
anon
2010-01-20 23:08:59
The reference in the appendix of this book is not complete, but very comprehensive. Plus: You get one of the best books (on C) ever written, that You can use to look up special things. +1 from my side.
Dave
2010-01-20 23:18:05
Nice, thanks for the link. Note: from the introduction: *This guide is not a definitive look at the entire ANSI C standard*, but I think the differences are pretty minor. It doesn't seem to cover C99 though.
Alok
2010-01-20 23:08:51
+1
A:
You can either buy the ISO C standard (drafts are free), or C: A Reference Manual, by Harbison and Steele. Both are very good. The Standard C Library, by P.J. Plauger, is a good book about implementing the standard C library. All of the above have the prototypes of the standard functions in them.
Alok
2010-01-20 23:00:10
Most ISO documents are full of legal-speak. I would never recommend them as a reference of general use.
Earlz
2010-01-20 23:01:40
I've found that the ISO C standard is an easy read in most of the places. I agree about your comment in general though.
Alok
2010-01-20 23:06:05
In the long run you should be able to read the standard. Legal-speak or not, it tells you how C programs behave. For a beginner, not essential, and anyway I rarely use the standard just to look up the signature of a standard library function, as the questioner specifies. The POSIX spec on opengroup.org is quicker.
Steve Jessop
2010-01-21 02:03:05