returnvalue
returnvalue — The value returned by a function.
Synopsis
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Description
A returnvalue identifies the value returned by
a function or command.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
Parents ![[+]](figs/web/nav/right.gif)
This element occurs in 52 elements.
Children
This element contains 29 elements.
See Also
funcdef, funcparams, funcprototype, funcsynopsisinfo, function, paramdef, parameter, varargs, void
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example returnvalue</title> <para>The <function>open</function> function returns <returnvalue>2</returnvalue> (<errorname>ENOFILE</errorname>) if the file does not exist. </para> </article>
The open function returns 2
(ENOFILE) if the file does not exist.