CFunction
CFunction[type,name,args,body]
is a symbolic representation of a function definition.
CFunction[type,name,args]
is a symbolic representation of a function declaration.
Details and Options
- SymbolicC expressions are inert; they evaluate to themselves, staying in an unevaluated form.
- SymbolicC expressions can be converted into a C string with ToCCodeString.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)Summary of the most common use cases
To use SymbolicC you first need to load the package:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0h1hp4y5qyfu2q-flbge2
This creates a function definition:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0h1hp4y5qyfu2q-pc750b

You can give type modifiers in a list:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0h1hp4y5qyfu2q-btz7lp

A function declaration is created by leaving out the body:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0h1hp4y5qyfu2q-k9fuim

Wolfram Research (2010), CFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CFunction.html.
Text
Wolfram Research (2010), CFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CFunction.html.
Wolfram Research (2010), CFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CFunction.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2010. "CFunction." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CFunction.html.
Wolfram Language. 2010. "CFunction." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CFunction.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2010). CFunction. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CFunction.html
Wolfram Language. (2010). CFunction. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CFunction.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_cfunction, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CFunction}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CFunction.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2024_cfunction, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CFunction}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CFunction.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025
]}