While You're at It…Multiple Functions

So far, these programs have used the standard printf() function. Listing 2.3 shows you how to incorporate a function of your own—besides main()—into a program.

Listing 2.3. Th two_func.c Program
/* two_func.c -- a program using two functions in one file */
#include <stdio.h>
void butler(void);      /* ISO/ANSI C function prototyping */
int main(void)
{
   printf("I will summon the butler function.\n");
   butler();
   printf("Yes. Bring me some tea and writeable CD-ROMS.\n");
   return 0;
}

void butler(void)          /* start of function definition */
{
   printf("You rang, sir?\n");
}

The output looks like the following:

I will summon the butler function.
You rang, sir?
Yes. Bring me some tea and writeable CD-ROMS.

The butler() ...

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