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Is main() overloaded in C++?
here's my code:
#include <iostream>
int main(void* a, void* b)
{
std::cout << "hello standalone " << std::endl;
return 0;
}
different parameters should have a different symbol name after name mangling(void* a, void* b)
should be different from (int, char**
), but this program doesn't have any problem when running.
Why is that?
It depends on the compiler. The standard required signatures for main are:
But besides these, the compiler is free to provide other signatures as well.
For example, gcc 4.3.4 rejects your code - http://ideone.com/XZp2h
MSVS complains about unresolved externals.