I have a confusion : Is there any specific advantage of using int main() over void main() in c++ programs. Can anybody solve it ?
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Well,I think main() is probarbly Generalised and the computer basically will not expect a specific type from the program.
Where as int main () …
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I have a confusion : Is there any specific advantage of using int main() over void main() in c++ programs. Can anybody solve it ?
Well,I think main() is probarbly Generalised and the computer basically will not expect a specific type from the program.
Where as int main () tells the computer that there might be a return type of integer coming.
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>Is there any specific advantage of using int main() over void main()
There is indeed. int main() is always correct, void main() is not.
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Bjarne Stroustrup's comments on the void main() -subject can be read here ...
http://www.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq2.html#void-main
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