Thread: return type: struct

guys,,
why does this code does'nt work



#include<stdio.h>

struct emp{
char name[80];
};


main(){
struct emp e;
e=data();
}

emp data(){
struct emp e;
strcpy(e.name,"test");
return e;
}


please help me...

i really need to finished this part on my programm...
tnx




how can i return emp struct from data function?

Code:

#include<stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

struct emp
{ 
  char name[80]; 
}; 

struct emp data ( void )
{ 
  struct emp e; 
  strcpy(e.name,"test"); 
  return e; 
}

int main ( void )
{ 
  struct emp e; 
  e = data();
  return 0;
}

-Prelude

hahahahhaha



yea.. your right.. i forgot to do that..
i was a bit involve with c++...

yea your right ..



thnx alot man