Specifies that the function does not return to its point of invocation.
[edit] Syntax _Noreturn function_declaration (since C11)(deprecated in C23) [edit] ExplanationThe _Noreturn keyword appears in a function declaration and specifies that the function does not return by executing the return statement or by reaching the end of the function body (it may return by executing longjmp). If the function declared _Noreturn returns, the behavior is undefined. A compiler diagnostic is recommended if this can be detected.
The _Noreturn specifier may appear more than once in the same function declaration, the behavior is the same as if it appeared once.
This specifier is typically used through the convenience macro noreturn, which is provided in the header <stdnoreturn.h>.
_Noreturn function specifier is deprecated. [[noreturn]] attribute should be used instead.
The macro noreturn is also deprecated.
The following functions are noreturn in the standard library:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdnoreturn.h>
// causes undefined behavior if i <= 0
// exits if i > 0
noreturn void exit_now(int i) // or _Noreturn void exit_now(int i)
{
if (i > 0)
exit(i);
}
int main(void)
{
puts("Preparing to exit...");
exit_now(2);
puts("This code is never executed.");
}
Output:
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