Difference between WinMain,main and DllMain in C++

Question

What is the difference between the three functions and when to use them??

Answer 1

main() means your program is a console application.

WinMain() means the program is a GUI application -- that is, it displays windows and dialog boxes instead of showing console.

DllMain() means the program is a DLL. A DLL cannot be run directly but is used by the above two kinds of applications.

Therefore:

• Use WinMain when you are writing a program that is going to display windows etc.
• Use DLLMain when you write a DLL.
• Use main in all other cases.