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C++ keyword search for the functions

a few months ago I read something ABOUT a certain key word that I can not find.

The principle was that if a function depends solely on its parameters (not rand, or dependence on time or on a variable-volatile), the compiler could save the result in memory to optimize the next call.

Code:

int foo (int a)

(

return a + 2;

)

void main ()

(

foo (5);

foo (5);

)

foo here would be called once the 2nd time and the result is already in memory.
In my memory function was called 'pure' but looking on this key word I do not think 'pure virtual' ...

Re: C++ keyword search for the functions

You can wrap each attribute in a macro and vary according to the macro compilos.

Re: C++ keyword search for the functions

Under gcc you __attribute__ ((pure)) and __attribute__ ((const)), but otherwise nothing portable.
You can wrap each attribute in a macro and vary according to the macro compilos.