How to write a function which returns a structure

MSF1981 · 03-01-2009, 03:21 PM

What is the prototype and definition of a function which returns a structure?

**Salem** · 03-01-2009, 03:26 PM

Same as any other kind of function which returns a value.

There's no new syntax, so try the obvious thing and see what happens.

Unless you're using some 30-year old fossil compiler, this capability has been officially part of C since 1989.

baccardi · 03-01-2009, 03:40 PM

Code:

typedef struct
{
 int a;
} STR;

STR Func()
{
 STR str;
 
 str.a = 5;
 return(str);
}

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