'exit' is not a member of global namespace error

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I made an application in C++ (console app), but when i try to build it gives an error:
"exit" is not a member of global namespace ,
Can anyone tell me How to fix this ?
Thanx in advance...

Posted 24-Nov-11 1:07am

MBurhan

Updated 24-Nov-11 5:58am

Richard MacCutchan

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Posted 24-Nov-11 1:23am

వేంకటనారాయణ(venkatmakam)

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Pranit Kothari · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-24T02:49:00

Solution 2

Add header file <stdlib.h>
like,

C++

#include <stdlib.h>

For Example,

C++

#include <stdlib.h>

int main( void )
{
   exit( 0 );
}

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Posted 24-Nov-11 2:49am

Pranit Kothari

Updated 24-Nov-11 20:56pm

v4

Stefan_Lang · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-24T23:38:00

On a sidenote, you shouldn't use exit unless your program ran into an error condition and you can not be sure all your objects are still in a well-defined state. The preferred way of returning from a program, is to call return in main(). See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/461449/return-statement-vs-exit-in-main[^]

Not saying you are using it wrong, but the example in Solution 2 is of that type - that code should use return rather than exit.