.TH CECIL 1  "November 10, 1999" "ISE" "CECIL Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
eif_reference_function, eif_integer_function, eif_real_function, eif_double_function, eif_character_function, eif_boolean_function, eif_pointer_function, eif_bit_function	
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\- return the address of an Eiffel function. 
.SH SYNOPSYS
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\fB#include "eif_cecil.h"\fP
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.BI "EIF_REFERENCE_FUNCTION eif_reference_function (char * " name ", int * " tid ");"
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.BI "EIF_INTEGER_FUNCTION eif_integer_function (char * " name ", int * " tid ");"
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.BI "EIF_CHARACTER_FUNCTION eif_character_function (char * " name ", int * " tid ");"
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.BI "EIF_REAL_FUNCTION eif_real_function (char * " name ", int * " tid ");"
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.BI "EIF_DOUBLE_FUNCTION eif_double_function (char * " name ", int * " tid ");"
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.BI "EIF_BOOLEAN_FUNCTION eif_boolean_function (char * " name ", int * " tid ");"
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.BI "EIF_POINTER_FUNCTION eif_pointer_function (char * " name ", int * " tid ");"
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.BI "EIF_BIT_FUNCTION eif_bit_function (char * " name ", int * " tid ");"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
These functions return the address of the Eiffel 
function of name \fIname\fP from the class, which type identifier is \fItid\fP.
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Use \fBeif_reference_function\fP for an Eiffel function returning an Eiffel reference.
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Use \fBeif_integer_function\fP for an Eiffel function returning an Eiffel integer.
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Use \fBeif_character_function\fP for an Eiffel function returning an Eiffel character.
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Use \fBeif_real_function\fP for an Eiffel function returning an Eiffel real.
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Use \fBeif_double_function\fP for an Eiffel function returning an Eiffel double.
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Use \fBeif_boolean_function\fP for an Eiffel function returning an Eiffel boolean.
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Use \fBeif_pointer_function\fP for an Eiffel function returning an Eiffel pointer.
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Use \fBeif_bit_function\fP for an Eiffel function returning an Eiffel bit.
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If the visible exception is enabled, it raises an visible exception
upon failure.
.SH RETURN VALUE
It returns NULL when it fails ( the function does not exist or is not visible). Otherwise, the address of the function
is returned. 
.SH NOTES
The Eiffel function cannot be a C external. In this case, you must directly 
call the C routine.
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The return value is an address: to use it as a routine, you must call it with arguments or at least with \fP()\fP.
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No argument type checking is done. You may cast the address of 
an Eiffel routine, obtained with these functions, when calling it with real
arguments.  
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If the function returns an Eiffel reference, you must protect it with 
\fBeif_protect()\fP.
.SH CONFORMANCE
ISE Eiffel 4.4 and later.
.SH COMPATIBILITY
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\fBeif_reference_function()\fP is equivalent to \fBeif_fn_ref()\fP, which is deprecated.
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\fBeif_integer_function()\fP is equivalent to \fBeif_fn_int()\fP, which is deprecated.
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\fBeif_real_function()\fP is equivalent to \fBeif_fn_float()\fP, which is deprecated.
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\fBeif_double_function()\fP is equivalent to \fBeif_fn_double()\fP, which is deprecated.
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\fBeif_character_function()\fP is equivalent to \fBeif_fn_char()\fP, which is deprecated.
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\fBeif_bit_function()\fP is equivalent to \fBeif_fn_bit()\fP, which is deprecated.
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\fBeif_boolean_function()\fP is equivalent to \fBeif_fn_bool()\fP, which is deprecated.
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\fBeif_pointer_function()\fP is equivalent to \fBeif_fn_pointer()\fP, which is deprecated.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR eif_type_id "(1), "eif_protect "(1), " eif_procedure "(1)."