Default Arguments

void error(char *message, int copies = 1)

{

while (copies--)

fprintf(stderr, “%s\n”, message);

}

// print this message once

error(“mass of the universe exceeded maximum allowed value”);

// print 1,000 copies of this message (very annoying)

error(“energizer bunny keeps going and going…”, 1000);

• Any number of default arguments can be used

• Don’t confuse this with overloaded functions!

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