Function Return Values Flashcards
1
Q
Returning a value back to a caller
A
- your function has to indicate the type of value being returned
- ypu have to use a return statetment to indicate specific value returned
2
Q
Indicating type of value to be returned
A
Setting the function’s return type, which is the type defined before the functions name
3
Q
The return value
A
Specific value returned from a function
4
Q
Return by value
A
Process when the return value is copied from the function back to the caller
5
Q
Void return values
A
Type of value we use when the function does not need to return a value
6
Q
Use of void return values
A
When we want to have a function that does not return a value
7
Q
Return to main
A
When a program is executed, the operating system makes a function call to main, returns value 0 and it must return integer
8
Q
Status code
A
The value that is returned back to the operating system telling whether the program is executed successfuly
