title: C Programming template data type
body: <p>I have 2 functions in <strong>C</strong> doing exactly the same thing, the only difference is the data types passed to each function e.g. one is int the other one char* .
  Is there a way to combine these functions to one so that when I call this one function I need not worry about the data type. This can be done in C++ using template but I want to do the same thing in <strong>C</strong> and do not know how, thx. </p>