C programming tutorials for Beginners – C Functions

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C Functions

In this tutorial, you will be introduced to functions (both user-defined and standard library functions) in C programming. Also, you will learn why functions are used in programming.

Suppose, you need to create a program to create a circle and color it. You can create two functions to solve this problem:

  • create a circle function
  • create a color function

Dividing a complex problem into smaller chunks makes our program easy to understand and reuse.

 


Types of function

There are two types of function in C programming:

  • Standard library functions
  • User-defined functions

Standard library functions

The standard library functions are built-in functions in C programming.

These functions are defined in header files. For example,

  • The printf() is a standard library function to send formatted output to the screen (display output on the screen). This function is defined in the stdio.h header file.
    Hence, to use the printf()function, we need to include the stdio.h header file using #include <stdio.h>.
  • The sqrt() function calculates the square root of a number. The function is defined in the math.h header file.

Visit standard library functions in C programming to learn more.


User-defined function

You can also create functions as per your need. Such functions created by the user are known as user-defined functions.

How user-defined function works?

#include <stdio.h>
void functionName()
{
    ... .. ...
    ... .. ...
}

int main()
{
    ... .. ...
    ... .. ...

    functionName();
    
    ... .. ...
    ... .. ...
}

The execution of a C program begins from the main() function.

When the compiler encounters functionName();, control of the program jumps to

 void functionName()

And, the compiler starts executing the codes inside functionName().

The control of the program jumps back to the main() function once code inside the function definition is executed.

How function works in C programming?

Note, function names are identifiers and should be unique.

This is just an overview of user-defined functions. Visit these pages to learn more on:

  • User-defined Function in C programming
  • Types of user-defined Functions

Advantages of user-defined function

  1. The program will be easier to understand, maintain and debug.
  2. Reusable codes that can be used in other programs
  3. A large program can be divided into smaller modules. Hence, a large project can be divided among many programmers.

 

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