C++ Missing type specifier: syntax error

Question

I hook a function with windows detours in C++.

I get an error in following code:

void (*asmFunction)(const char *text);
void hookFunction(const char *text) {
    __asm nop;
    asmFunction(text);
}
asmFunction = (void (__cdecl *)(const char *))DetourFunction((PBYTE)0x433A90, (PBYTE)&hookFunction);

The compiler (MSVC++ 2008) says:

error C4430: Missing type specifier - int assumed. Hint: "default-int" is not supported in C++. Yadda yadda …
error C2373: 'asmFunction': redefinition with different specifiers
error C2440: 'in initialization': 'void (__cdecl *)(const char *)' cannot be converted to 'int'. There is no context in which this conversion is valid.

The code worked yesterday. What's wrong with it? How can I fix it without destructing the hook?

C++ errors are scary by themselves. More so when they're in German :) — Armen Tsirunyan, Jul 10 '11 at 14:38
Try using a typedef to make this more readable and maintainable. — Kerrek SB, Jul 10 '11 at 14:38
We need some German Folks rightaway to make sense of the error! where is @Xeo usually he lurks around here this time :) — Alok Save, Jul 10 '11 at 14:41

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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This expression needs to be within a function, e.g.

int main() {
    asmFunction = (void (__cdecl *)(const char *))DetourFunction(
        (PBYTE)0x433A90, (PBYTE)&hookFunction
    );
    // ...
}

Go read a book on C++.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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answered Jul 10 '11 at 14:43

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