The C and C++ standards do not specify the order of evaluation for function arguments. This can lead to subtle portability problems. As I explained in my column last month (“As Precise As Possible”), ...

Some functions require that their arguments be restricted within a certain range. For example, the argument of the LOG function must be greater than 0. Most functions do not permit missing values as ...

This may fall under the heading of "Don't do that" but did cause me to be slightly curious.<BR><BR>What would happen if you say, created a pointer to a function that took three ints as arguments, but ...

[Edited for Sanity and for Typos]<BR><BR>Ok, my assignment is to write a mixed c++/nasm program.<BR><BR>This is the example code my Professor provided to me, which I have already deviated from but ...