please help close console in c++

[orangeapple]

Hi people, I have a program which I declared as void main{} and when in a function I want it to close the console I inserted return 0; but it keeps getting me an error. What could be the reason? is there any other way which I could close this sort of program with?
regards
orangeapple

[MrHutch]

It's because a void function doesn't return anything.

Either remove the return or change the function to return an int.

[orangeapple]

So there is no way of getting out of void? no sort of system(cls) or something similar but which closes instead of just clearing. My concern is that I already finished the program and made all of its documentation. Unlucky me

[MrHutch]

Well the program will close when it reaches the end of main, denoted by the closing } for that function.

[Moschops]

void main is not C++. Your compiler shouldn't let you get away with it.

[orangeapple]

Thanks very much to you all. I am still new to this coding so thats why I am asking such elementry question. You were really helpful thanks,
regards
OrangeApple

[MrHutch]

void main is not C++. Your compiler shouldn't let you get away with it.

Not standard C++, no. However, some compilers will still let this go. I think the VS compiler is one of them, which I've got a feeling is being used here.

In the interested of adhering to the correct standards, yes, the best option would be to use an integer returning function for main.

[Athar]

You can return from a function returning void early with return;
You can exit the program regularly from any point in the code with exit(0);
Whether that's a good idea is a different question.
However, none of that changes anything about the fact that main has to return int.