Performs cleanup operations and returns without terminating the process.

void _cexit( void );
void _c_exit( void );

The _cexit function calls, in last-in, first-out (LIFO) order, the functions registered by atexit and _onexit. Then _cexit flushes all I/O buffers and closes all open streams before returning. _c_exit is the same as _exit but returns to the calling process without processing atexit or _onexit or flushing stream buffers. The behavior of exit, _exit, _cexit, and _c_exit is shown in the following table.

When you call the _cexit or _c_exit functions, the destructors for any temporary or automatic objects that exist at the time of the call aren't called. An automatic object is an object that is defined in a function where the object isn't declared to be static. A temporary object is an object created by the compiler. To destroy an automatic object before calling _cexit or _c_exit, explicitly call the destructor for the object, as follows:

myObject.myClass::~myClass( );

By default, this function's global state is scoped to the application. To change this behavior, see Global state in the CRT.

For more compatibility information, see Compatibility.

Process and environment control
abort
atexit
_exec, _wexec functions
exit, _Exit, _exit
_onexit, _onexit_m
_spawn, _wspawn functions
system, _wsystem