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C++ In a Nutshell
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C++ In a Nutshell

by Ray Lischner
May 2003
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
808 pages
32h 24m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Name

return statement — Returns from a function

Synopsis

               statement := return [expression] ;

The return statement returns control from a function to its caller. If the function returns void, the expression is typically omitted, or else expression must be of type void. If the function returns a non-void type, the expression must be convertible to the return type.

A function that returns non-void must have a return statement (except for main, which has an implicit return 0; if control reaches the end of the function).

See Also

expression, statement, Chapter 5

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