Exit And Return Staterment In C

Is exit() and return statements are same in C language?

In this tutorial we will learn what is the difference bertween exit() and return() statement ? Is bith statement same in main() function ?

No, exit() is a pre-define library function of stdlib.h, whereas return is a jumping statement and it is a keyword which is defined in the compiler.

exit()

exit() terminates the program's execution and returns the program's control to the operating system or thread which is calling the program (main() function).

return

return returns the program's control to the calling function from called function.

In case of main() function

If you use, return in the main() function, it transfers program's control from main() (called function) to the operating system (calling function).

So, in case of main() function, exit() and return, both will work same.

An example with exit()

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
	printf("statement-1\n");
	printf("statement-2\n");
	exit(0);
	printf("statement-N\n");
	
	return 0;
}

//output 
statement-1
statement-2

An example with return

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
	printf("statement-1\n");
	printf("statement-2\n");
	return -1;
	printf("statement-N\n");
	
	return 0;
}
//Output
statement-1
statement-2

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