What will happen if I say string main() instead of int main()

Question

c++

Answer 1

Hmm no! You can't return a string from main(), it has to be an int. This will give you a compiler error.

Answer 2

Because there can be only two ways to terminate a program, succesfully or failure. A string here would not make sense.

Answer 3

@Sello, sure thing. But I think you should remove the best answer you gave to Aloisia. lol

Answer 4

Thanks!

Answer 5

Yeah it is because of the 0, it indicates that the end of the program

Answer 6

@Helioform you're right of course

Answer 7

you get the error that main has to return int, it's specificated like this

Answer 8

but it was a good question, see you got me there too :D

Answer 9

you have to return a string at the end of the function, usually there's return 0; at the end and now you would have to write something like return " ";

Answer 10

why can't you return a string , does that mean that main runs always as an int or is it because we need the int 0 at the end to safely terminates the program

Answer 11

so if I say string main(name){
string name = "selby";
Cout << name;
return name;
} will I get a syntax error? if so why

Answer 12

OK thank you, I understand now thanks again for the patient I appreciate it

Answer 13

done lol