va_start

void va_start(va_list ap, parm_n);

The va_start macro enables access to the variable arguments following the named argument parm_n.

va_start should be invoked with an instance to a valid va_list object ap before any calls to va_arg.

Parameters

ap	-	an instance of the va_list type
parm_n	-	the named parameter preceding the first variable parameter

Expanded value

(none)

Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdarg>
 
int add_nums(int count, ...) 
{
    int result = 0;
    va_list args;
    va_start(args, count);
    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
        result += va_arg(args, int);
    }
    return result;
}
 
int main() 
{
    std::cout << add_nums(4, 25, 25, 50, 50) << '\n';
}

Output:

150

See also

va_arg	accesses the next variadic function argument (function macro)
va_end	ends traversal of the variadic function arguments (function macro)