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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T08:39:06+00:00 2026-05-27T08:39:06+00:00

I am new to the C language and pointers and I am confused by

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I am new to the C language and pointers and I am confused by this function declaration:

void someFunction(int (*)(const void *, const void *));

Can anyone explain in layman’s terms what this does and how it works?

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    2026-05-27T08:39:07+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 8:39 am

    It’s the prototype of a function that takes:

    a pointer to a function that takes a const void* and a const void* as arguments and returns an int

    as an argument, and returns void.

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