return statement

return statement

Returns from a function

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  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