C++ void *func()

Question

i just following the tuorial in tuorialspoint.com about multithreading. there is a code that write

void *printHello()

what is the name for this? so i can search the detail in internet

Answer 1

https://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/function-pointers.html

Answer 2

It seems that the function returns another function (in this case the function returned, returns void).

Answer 3

i'm sorry, i still not understand. is there any reference for this?