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ups2000ups · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:25 am Post subject: c++ int main() / void main() ?

well i reading a book (my 2 friends read books too)
and in all the books they always say use "int main()" but my programing friend say it is wrong i should use "void main()" oO

why does the book say i should use int always and he say void and whats the best ....

or dosent it effect my programs anyway ?

--Pillboi-- · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:34 am Post subject:

Well it's good practise to use int main(), even if you don't want to return a value. void means no return value and int means return value. The reason is that, if you use int, and then return 0, or 1, it will know if there is an error or not, so it's just good practise.

atom0s · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:34 am Post subject:

It works either way. Theres more then just those as well.

int main() expects a return value. While void main() doesn't.

Then you can also have stuff like:
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])

Which gives you access to things easily such as the current folder path via the argv array and various other things. (They are used for command line functions and such.)

Edit:: Bah, --Pillboi-- beat me to the post lol. And yea, like he/she said, using a return value for everything is good practice.