va_copy

The va_copy macro copies src to dest .

va_end should be called on dest before the function returns or any subsequent re-initialization of dest (via calls to va_start or va_copy ).

Parameters

Expanded value

(none)

Example

#include <cmath>
#include <cstdarg>
#include <iostream>
 
double sample_stddev(int count, ...) 
{
    double sum = 0;
    std::va_list args1;
    va_start(args1, count);
    std::va_list args2;
    va_copy(args2, args1);
    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i)
    {
        double num = va_arg(args1, double);
        sum += num;
    }
    va_end(args1);
    double mean = sum / count;
 
    double sum_sq_diff = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i)
    {
        double num = va_arg(args2, double);
        sum_sq_diff += (num - mean) * (num - mean);
    }
    va_end(args2);
    return std::sqrt(sum_sq_diff / count);
}
 
int main() 
{
    std::cout << sample_stddev(4, 25.0, 27.3, 26.9, 25.7) << '\n';
}

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See also