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As your code grows from 5 to 50 to 500 lines, it becomes less managable as a single block. Functions allow code to be split into more managable blocks, which can then be saved into separate files if you like so that the same logic can be shared between a number of different programs where appropriate.
Tips and short articles on this subject
Sharing variables between files of code in C - extern
Function Prototypes in C
Some new C programming examples - files, structs, unions etc
A better alternative to cutting and pasting code
Do not duplicate your code
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C and C based languages module C204
Functions, Macros and programs in multiple files
Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module C204. This topic is presented on public courses Learning to Program in C, Learning to program in C++, Programming in C, C and C++ Programming

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As your code grows from 5 to 50 to 500 lines, it becomes less managable as a single block. Functions allow code to be split into more managable blocks, which can then be saved into separate files if you like so that the same logic can be shared between a number of different programs where appropriate.

This topic is presented on public courses Learning to Program in C, Learning to program in C++, Programming in C, C and C++ Programming

Examples from our training material
fundy.c   call by value v call by pointer / reference
funfiles.c   The home for an extern variable
funfuncs.c   use of extern to reference variable held elsewhere
healthcheck.c   function prototypes and extern
healthybits.c   functions to be loaded from another program
makefile   makefile for module C204
tcall.c   Function definition and call
tcmain.c   Using functions
tcsub.c   Functions in their own file
tcsub.h   Using functions - the header file
Background information
Some modules are available for download as a sample of our material or under an Open Training Notes License for free download from http://www.training-notes.co.uk.
Topics covered in this module
Defining functions.
Parameters and return values.
Exercise.
Function prototypes.
Variable scope and global variables.
Constants.
Header files and other Macros
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