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What is a void function in C programming?
In C and C++ programing, the void term means “no value is returned”. In math, a function returns a value, i.e. y = f (x); Here f(x) is a function that works with variable x and y is the output of this function. Note that, in English, void term means “completely empty” or “not valid or legally binding”.
In programming, generally a function returns a value, but some functions do not need to return a value. These functions can carry out all sorts of operations and run many other functions inside but when it is over it should not have to return a value. We call these functions “void functions”. To define a void function, we should start with the keyword void which represents this function has no possible return value.
How do I declare a void function in C++?
For example, we want to create some code that promotes the LearnCPlusPlus site on the screen we might decide we don’t really need a return value from this function. In C++, this function should be defined as a void function as below,
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void advert() { std::cout << "LearnCPlusPlus.org\n"; } |
How do I declare a void function in C?
In C programming, you don’t need to define as void, for example this is a void function in C language,
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advert() { printf("LearnCPlusPlus.org\n"); } |
For the compatibility, we highly recommend you to use void term for all C and C++ function definitions.
We can easily use this void function as below,
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advert(); |
Do void functions have return values in C++ or C?
At the end of void functions, you don’t need to (and shouldn’t) use the return command as there is no return value. Even without the return statement, control will return to the caller automatically at the end of the function.
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#include <iostream> void advert() { std::cout << "LearnCPlusPlus.org\n"; } int main() { advert(); getchar(); return 0; } |
Can void functions in C and C++ have parameters?
Yes, void functions may have parameters just like any regular function. For example, this analyze() function is a void function that has parameters.
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void analyze(int n, float x, float y, TBitmap *bmp) { } |
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