Why is the output of the program 1?

[thehitmanranjan]

Why is the output of the program 1?

// Example program
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int srt()
{
    for(int i=1;i<=5;i++)
    {
        return i;
    }
    return 5;
}

int main()
{
    int x=srt();
    cout<<x;
    
}

[2UD8vCM9]

When you return you're exiting the function and returning that value.

In your for loop, you return i your first time passing through effectively exiting the function and returning 1 to the main function for x.