return C Keyword return Return a value and control to calling function return is a C statement that returns a value from a function to the function that called it. return can be used without a value, to return control of the program to the calling function; also, the calling function is free to ignore the value return hands it. Note that it is good programming practice to declare functions that return nothing to be of type void. A function can return only one value to the function that called it. Most often, this value is used to signal whether the func- tion performed successfully or not. ***** See Also ***** C keywords COHERENT Lexicon Page 1