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Robert Winton
273 PointsUnderstanding Int in C
I understand when you are declaring variables such as
int a = 9;
What I don't understand is why do you put the int before main()
Such as:
int main() {
}
Main isn't a numbered variable?
1 Answer
Ben Rubin
Courses Plus Student 14,658 PointsThat's called a return type. It'll make sense when you get to the lesson on functions. What it means is that your main function returns an integer value (which is why you'll see the command return 0 inside of main). Again, that'll make sense once you get to the lesson on functions.