ANSI C Programming: Functions

Course Status:	Released
Course Language:	English
Course Duration:	4 Hours
Deployment Options:	Online, Interactive CDs, Network, Downloads, Intranet

Audience

Programmers and software developers requiring a detailed explanation of how functions are written and implemented in ANSI C

Prerequisites

Awareness of programming concepts; experience of using a third-generation, high-level language such as Pascal, PL/1, BASIC, or FORTRAN

Course Aim

To enable the student to write functions in ANSI C; to explain how a C program is organized; to show how to use different kinds of variables

Learning Objectives

Outline the syntax of ANSI C functions. Explain the rules of scope and extent. Write ANSI C programs using C language storage specifiers

Topics Covered

Function basics - Introducing functions - Declaring and defining functions - Header files - Applying functions - Hands-on: Writing a function Formatting functions - Function format - Function return types - Stepping through a sample program - Hands-on: Returning a result Passing parameters - The return statement - Call by value or reference - Hands-on: Finding a mean value Storage classes and recursion - Storage classes and extent - Scope - Recursion - Hands-on: Calculating factorials