Which is more correct way to return from function:
void function() {
// blah some code
}
OR
void function() {
// blah some code
return;
}
Rationale for second way:
Suppose you have such scenario- you have bunch of functions and you must inject some code at the end of those functions. But for some reasons you don't want / or can't modify such huge amount of functions. What can you do about that ? Return
& macro
comes into play, for example:
#include<stdio.h>
#define MAX_LINES 1000
#define XCAT(a,b) a##b
#define CAT(a,b) XCAT(a,b)
#define return returns[__LINE__] = 1;\
if (returns[__LINE__])\
{printf("End of function on %d line.\n",__LINE__);}\
int CAT(tmp,__LINE__); \
if ((CAT(tmp,__LINE__)=returns[__LINE__], returns[__LINE__] = 0, CAT(tmp,__LINE__)))\
return
static int returns[MAX_LINES];
void function1(void) {
return;
}
void function2(void) {
return;
}
int main()
{
function1();
function2();
return 0;
}
Neither is more correct, so take your pick. The empty return;
statement is provided to allow a return in a void
function from somewhere other than the end. No other reason I believe.