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Pls I don't understand something guys,, what is the meaning of the return 0; function in c++?

return 0; c++

16th May 2018, 7:18 AM
Eniola Odunmbaku
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16th May 2018, 7:27 AM
Raj Chhatrala
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Thanks very much!
16th May 2018, 11:04 AM
Eniola Odunmbaku
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In C and C++ programs the main function is of type int and therefore it should return an integer value. The return value of the main function is considered the "Exit Status" of the application. On most operating systems returning 0 is a success status like saying "The program worked fine".
16th May 2018, 7:26 AM
Andrea Simone Costa
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hi, return statement is used in a function to show that the function has terminated correctly or not
16th May 2018, 7:27 AM
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