Thread: Recursing main

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    Recursing main

    Can you recurse main?
    ie

    [code]
    int main(void)
    {
    int x = 0;
    cout << x++ << endl;
    while(x<40)
    main();
    }

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    Yes, but it is not advised! Some compilers will give you an error/warning.

    --edit-- Like salem said though, it will be an infinite loop, not recursion that has a basecase to stop the recursion.
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    >> If you really must do it

    Though I really see no reason why you ever would need to.
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    I know. I was just wondering

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    >>Yes, but it is not advised!
    No, C++ doesn't allow recursive calls to main...ever. You can try to compile as C, then you can recursively call main, but that's not the same question.

    >>Some compilers will give you an error
    Yes, that would be C++ compilers.

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    >> Yes, that would be C++ compilers.

    Only completely standard compliant compilers. I have seen C++ compilers allow people to call main recursively with little more than a small warning to the effect of, "You shouldn't do this."
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    Originally posted by Casey
    >>Yes, but it is not advised!
    No, C++ doesn't allow recursive calls to main...ever. You can try to compile as C, then you can recursively call main, but that's not the same question.

    >>Some compilers will give you an error
    Yes, that would be C++ compilers.
    Im not going to argue, im only going to post this once. Put this in your compiler.
    Code:
    //filename blah1.cpp
    #include <iostream>
    
    int main()
    {
    	
    	std::cout << "Blah";
    	main();
    	return 0;
    }
    And it will work depending on your compiler! infinite loop! Not exactly recursion, but similar. That was my answer! VSC++ will allow this with no errors/warnings. Some others will not.
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