C Programming - Functions - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Functions - General Questions (Q.No. 1)
1.
The keyword used to transfer control from a function back to the calling function is
switch
goto
go back
return
Answer: Option
Explanation:

The keyword return is used to transfer control from a function back to the calling function.

Example:


#include<stdio.h>
int add(int, int); /* Function prototype */

int main()
{
    int a = 4, b = 3, c;
    c = add(a, b);
    printf("c = %d\n", c);
    return 0;
}
int add(int a, int b)
{
/* returns the value and control back to main() function */
   return (a+b);
}

Output:
c = 7

Discussion:
35 comments Page 2 of 4.

Jubliant.9 said:   9 years ago
What is prototype? Please describe it.
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Paras kaphalia said:   10 years ago
Can goto set the program control outside the function? From outside the function I mean any other function the the one in which goto statement is used?
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Kavya said:   10 years ago
Here value of a = 4, b = 3; then we are having calling function then a+b = 4+3 = 7.
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Tanu said:   1 decade ago
How to work return function?

Madhu said:   1 decade ago
@Mahesh.

You are right. Your output prints. But the general syntax of C program is:

int main () (...... return 0;}.

This may not be compulsory for GCC/Linux. But compulsory for Turbo C.

Shiva kumar kella said:   1 decade ago
@Ritika.
Answer is 1 and 1 and 3.

Explanation is :
Here is we have a command on post and pre increments.
Post increment :

1. First print the given number, and
2. Now increment itself by 1.

Pre increment :

1. First increment it self by 1, and
2. Now it's print what it have.

So ans ;1.a=1=> printed 1;

a++ => here printed 1 and incremented it self by 1 i.e. a=2;

++a => printed 3, because before a printing a will incremented by 1 ;

Keerthana said:   1 decade ago
What is notation?

Vignesh said:   1 decade ago
Function prototyping is nothing but we are declaring that we have a function in a specific name to the compiler.

Raji said:   1 decade ago
printf function can be used for print the statement and return keyword can be used for return the routine from called function to calling function declaration.

Vinny said:   1 decade ago
What is difference between goto, return, go back and switch?


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