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Functions in C are blocks of code that perform specific tasks, helping to reduce redundancy and improve modularity. There are two types of functions: standard library functions, which are built-in and defined in header files, and user-defined functions, which are created by the programmer. Key aspects of defining functions include function prototype declaration, function calling, function definition, and return type.

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Functions

Functions in C are blocks of code that perform specific tasks, helping to reduce redundancy and improve modularity. There are two types of functions: standard library functions, which are built-in and defined in header files, and user-defined functions, which are created by the programmer. Key aspects of defining functions include function prototype declaration, function calling, function definition, and return type.

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Functions in ‘C’ Language

A function is a block of code that performs a specific task.

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.

A function is a set of statements that take inputs, do some specific computation


and produces output.
Why do we need functions?
 Functions help us in reducing code redundancy.
 Functions make code modular.
 Functions provide abstraction. For example, we can use library functions
without worrying about their internal working.
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.
 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.

User-defined function

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

While defining functions four things need to keep in mind:


1) Function Prototype Declaration
2) Function Calling
3) Function Definition
4) Return Type
#include<stdio.h>

#include<conio.h>

void message( ); //function prototype declaration

void main( )

message( ); //function calling

void message( ) //function definition

printf(“Hello I am a function”);

}
#include<stdio.h>

#include<conio.h>

int addition(int,int);

void main()

int num1,num2,sum;

printf("Enter Two Numbers");

scanf("%d%d",&num1,&num2);

sum = addition(num1,num2);

printf("The addition of Two Numbers%d",sum);

getch();

int addition(int x, int y)

int add;

add = x + y;

// printf("Addition of Two Numbers=%d",add);

return(add);

main();

addition(x,y);

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