Which control flow statement leaves the current function when executed?

• A. Continue
• B. Return
• C. Exit
• D. Break

Answer: (B)

Returning from a function ends that function’s execution and transfers control back to the caller, optionally supplying a value. The return statement does exactly this: it stops the function immediately and hands control back up the call stack. In contrast, continue and break operate within loops: continue skips to the next iteration of the loop, and break exits the loop but does not leave the function itself. Exit typically terminates the whole program rather than just the current function. So the statement that leaves the current function when executed is the return statement.