C++ In a Nutshell

Name

function — Function definition

Synopsis

               declaration := function-defn
               function-defn ::= [decl-specifier-seq] declarator [ctor-initializer] function-body |
    [decl-specifier-seq] declarator 
               function-try-block
               function-body ::= compound-statement
               function-try-block ::= try [ctor-initializer] function-body 
               handler-seq
               ctor-initializer ::= : member-initializer-list
               member-initializer-list ::= member-initializer | 
    member-initializer-list , member-initializer
               member-initializer ::= member-initializer-id ( [expr-list] )
member-initializer-id ::= identifier | [::] [nested-name ::] class-name
            

See Chapter 5 for information about functions and Chapter 6 for information about the special member functions, such as constructors. (A ctor-initializer applies only to the definition of a class constructor.)

See Also

class, declaration, declarator, statement, try, Chapter 5