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pozz wrote: > > A very simple question. What do you use as the return value of a > function for error/ok results? > I can't decide between 0 for error and !=0 for ok, or 0 for ok and !=0 > for errors. When there may be several various error return codes, then use 0 for success. When there are *not* several various error return codes, such as in the isspace function and the the other <ctype.h> functions, then use 0 for failure. -- pete
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Return value for error pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2011-05-03 01:31 -0700
Re: Return value for error jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-03 10:46 +0200
Re: Return value for error Ike Naar <ike@otaku.freeshell.org> - 2011-05-03 09:04 +0000
Re: Return value for error Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-03 21:19 +1200
Re: Return value for error James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-05-03 06:26 -0400
Re: Return value for error Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-03 12:03 -0700
Re: Return value for error "Kleuskes & Moos" <kleuske@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-04 05:15 -0700
Re: Return value for error Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-04 08:26 -0700
Re: Return value for error "Kleuskes & Moos" <kleuske@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-04 17:08 -0700
Re: Return value for error Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-04 17:54 -0700
Re: Return value for error "Kleuskes & Moos" <kleuske@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-05 12:03 -0700
Re: Return value for error James Dow Allen <jdallen2000@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-03 03:45 -0700
Re: Return value for error Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-05-03 20:50 +0000
Re: Return value for error pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-05-03 07:50 -0400
Re: Return value for error Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-03 12:04 -0700
Re: Return value for error Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl@earthlink.net> - 2011-05-03 07:59 -0400
Re: Return value for error Mark Storkamp <mstorkamp@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-03 08:46 -0500
Re: Return value for error Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2011-05-03 10:13 -0500
Re: Return value for error William Ahern <william@wilbur.25thandClement.com> - 2011-05-03 13:08 -0700
Re: Return value for error Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-05-03 13:23 -0400
Re: Return value for error Peter Nilsson <airia@acay.com.au> - 2011-05-03 16:01 -0700
Re: Return value for error Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-05-05 07:21 +0100
Re: Return value for error Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-05-05 15:13 +0100
Re: Return value for error Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-05-06 03:51 +0100
Re: Return value for error James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-05-05 23:38 -0400
Re: Return value for error Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-05 08:44 -0700
Re: Return value for error Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-05 20:49 +0000
Re: Return value for error Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-05 14:10 -0700
Re: Return value for error Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-06 00:26 +0000
Re: Return value for error Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-03 12:09 -0700
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