Functions

The function is the fundamental modular unit in C. A function is usually designed to perform a specific task, and its name often reflects that task. A function contains declarations and statements. This chapter describes how to declare, define, and call C functions. Other topics discussed are:

• Overview of functions
  
  
• Function attributes
  
  
• Specifying calling conventions
  
  
• Inline functions
  
  
• DLL export and import functions
  
  
• Naked functions
  
  
• Storage class
  
  
• Return type
  
  
• Arguments
  
  
• Parameters