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C Functions
In this tutorial, you will be introduced to functions (both user-defined and standard
library functions) in C programming. Also, you will learn why functions are used in
programming.

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A function is a block of code that performs a specific task.

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Types of function
There are two types of function in C programming:

Standard library functions (/c-programming/library-function)

User-defined functions (/c-programming/c-user-defined-functions)

Standard library functions

The standard library functions are built-in functions in C programming.

These functions are defined in header files. For example,

The printf() is a standard library function to send formatted output to the

screen (display output on the screen). This function is defined in the  stdio.h

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Hence, to use the printf() function, we need to include the stdio.h header file
using #include <stdio.h> .

The sqrt() function calculates the square root of a number. The function is
defined in the math.h header file.  

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Working of C Function

Note, function names are identifiers and should be unique.

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User-defined Function in C programming (/c-programming/c-user-defined-

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Types of user-defined Functions (/c-programming/types-user-defined-functions)

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