Thread: main() question

Hi,

i know that main() returns an int,
but, check these out:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

main()
{
 printf("Hello, world.");

return 0;
}

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
 printf("Hello, world.");

return 0;
}

These programs both work properly,
so isnt the 'int' keyword in front of main() useless?
Because why put an int in front of it if without an int works also fine...

thank you

encrypted

Maybe your code without 'int' works fine in your compile, and don't give you any warning or error.

Now, I tried to compile under unix (with gcc) a code that contains, void main(), and guess what?

yonis.cpp:300: `main' must return `int'
Now, if you want to see, a more specific example, try looking
here

Good luck.

My motto from now on :"If you are to lazy for three little letters then you are to lazy to program." Not the best in the world but it gets the point across with main().