Bug 553032 - document MOZ_FORMAT_PRINTF; r=froydnj

MozReview-Commit-ID: 4qX1nltLBxf

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Tom Tromey 2016-10-13 13:08:39 -06:00
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#endif /* __cplusplus */
/**
* Printf style formats
* Printf style formats. MOZ_FORMAT_PRINTF can be used to annotate a
* function or method that is "printf-like"; this will let (some)
* compilers check that the arguments match the template string.
*
* This macro takes two arguments. The first argument is the argument
* number of the template string. The second argument is the argument
* number of the '...' argument holding the arguments.
*
* Argument numbers start at 1. Note that the implicit "this"
* argument of a non-static member function counts as an argument.
*
* So, for a simple case like:
* void print_something (int whatever, const char *fmt, ...);
* The corresponding annotation would be
* MOZ_FORMAT_PRINTF(2, 3)
* However, if "print_something" were a non-static member function,
* then the annotation would be:
* MOZ_FORMAT_PRINTF(3, 4)
*
* Note that the checking is limited to standards-conforming
* printf-likes, and in particular this should not be used for
* PR_snprintf and friends, which are "printf-like" but which assign
* different meanings to the various formats.
*/
#ifdef __GNUC__
#define MOZ_FORMAT_PRINTF(stringIndex, firstToCheck) \