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Functions

A function is a C language construct that associates a compound statement (the function body) with an identifier (the function name). Every C program begins execution from the main function, which either terminates, or invokes other, user-defined or library functions.

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// function definition.
-// defines a function with the name "sum" and with the body "{ return x+y; }"
-int sum(int x, int y) 
-{
-    return x + y;
-}

A function is introduced by a function declaration or a function definition.

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Functions may accept zero or more parameters, which are initialized from the arguments of a function call operator, and may return a value to its caller by means of the return statement.

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int n = sum(1, 2); // parameters x and y are initialized with the arguments 1 and 2

The body of a function is provided in a function definition. Each non-inline(since C99) function that is used in an expression (unless unevaluated) must be defined only once in a program.

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There are no nested functions (except where allowed through non-standard compiler extensions): each function definition must appear at file scope, and functions have no access to the local variables from the caller:

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int main(void) // the main function definition
-{
-    int sum(int, int); // function declaration (may appear at any scope)
-    int x = 1;  // local variable in main
-    sum(1, 2); // function call
- 
-//    int sum(int a, int b) // error: no nested functions
-//    {
-//        return  a + b; 
-//    }
-}
-int sum(int a, int b) // function definition
-{
-//    return x + a + b; //  error: main's x is not accessible within sum
-    return a + b;
-}

References

See also

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C++ documentation for Declaring functions
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