return and exit in C

roshan moodbidri · 06-03-2011, 01:38 AM

What are the uses of return 0, return 1 and exit statements in C

evo2 · 06-03-2011, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by roshan moodbidri

What are the uses of return 0, return 1

So that the function can provide information to whatever called it.

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and exit statements in C

To exit the program...
Exiting with 0 should indicate that the program exited normally. A non-zero exit should indicate some sort of abnormal termination.

Evo2.

MTK358 · 06-03-2011, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by evo2

So that the function can provide information to whatever called it.

And in the case of the main() function, the return value is used as the exit code.

Tinkster · 06-03-2011, 05:59 PM

Moved: This thread is more suitable in <PROGRAMMING> and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

sundialsvcs · 06-03-2011, 06:13 PM

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