Pointer Help [rookie in C]

Hi, im new at C so I dont understand that much yet about pointers...

what i have is this function:

Code:

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char * currentboard(void *arg)
{
    static char  result;
    result = currentBoard("XXX");

    return &result;
}

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XXX - this argument must be *char, but i want to use the "arg" *void that is above as an input. thefore I have to cast from void to char, so I do: (char*)argp. Then the complment statement is:

result = currentBoard((char*)argp);

But when I'm going to compile I got this error:
"error: void value not ignored as it ought to be"

So, what am I doing wrong ? plz help!

Quote:

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Originally Posted by toshX

Hi, im new at C so I dont understand that much yet about pointers...

what i have is this function:

Code:

---

char * currentboard(void *arg)
{
    static char  result;
    result = currentBoard("XXX");

    return &result;
}

---

XXX - this argument must be *char, but i want to use the "arg" *void that is above as an input. thefore I have to cast from void to char, so I do: (char*)argp. Then the complment statement is:

result = currentBoard((char*)argp);

But when I'm going to compile I got this error:
"error: void value not ignored as it ought to be"

So, what am I doing wrong ? plz help!

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B]"error:[/B] void value not ignored as it ought to be[B]"
usually means your assigning a value a function call where the function is void

Code:

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void
nop(void *a)
{
}


char *b = nop(NULL);  /** <--- this should give you that error **/

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But is nothing about malloc ? I mean, when you are converting void to char you dont need to put malloc ?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by toshX

But is nothing about malloc ? I mean, when you are converting void to char you dont need to put malloc ?

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What?! o_O

And...more cross-posted nonsense