Thread: Recursive function problem

Hey guys I'm new here, I have a problem with this function, can anyone tell me what's wrong?

Code:

int rec (char *s, char c);

int main()
{
	char s[10]="abra";
	char c='a';
	printf ("%c appeared %d times\n",c,rec(s,c));
	return 0;
}


int rec (char *s, char c)
{

	if (*s=='\0')
		return;
	
	if (c==*s)
	{
		return (1 + rec(s+1,c));
	}

	else
	{
		return rec(s+1,c);
	}
}

You should not be allowed to return; from an int function. You need to return an actual int.

Thanks a lot. worked like a charm.

Just for the sake of personal curiosity, did your compiler issue any sort of warning when you had return; in your code?

sphynxter I just saw your post.

VS2008 did issue a warning yet by being so annoyed by the fact that the program did not work I didn't know what to do with it.

warning C4033: 'rec' must return a value
warning C4715: 'rec' : not all control paths return a value