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va_list

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variable argument list

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#include <stdarg.h> typedef /* ... */ va_list;

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc)

DESCRIPTION

Used by functions with a varying number of arguments of varying types. The function must declare an object of type va_list which is used by the macros va_start(3), va_arg(3), va_copy(3), and va_end(3) to traverse the list of arguments.

STANDARDS

C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY

C89, POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES

The following headers also provide va_list: <stdio.h> and <wchar.h>.

See also