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Figure 8-3
Returning a Function Value to the Expression That Called the Function |
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Function Value Type The data type of the result value returned by a function. |
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The last statement in the Day function evaluates the expression |
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(month - 1) * 30 + correction + dayOfMonth |
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and returns the result as the function value (see Figure 8-3). |
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You now have seen two forms of the return statement. The form |
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is valid only in void functions. It causes control to exit the function immediately and return to the caller. The second form is |
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This form is valid only in a value-returning function. It returns control to the caller, sending back the value of Expression as the function value. (If the |
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