returning arrays of structures

manolo21 · 03-31-2003, 06:53 AM

Hello

can anyone help,,,
I need to return an array of structures from a function after I handle it and change it...
so my function accepts the array of structures as an argument and I want to return it...

please help ...

Stoned_Coder · 03-31-2003, 07:18 AM

arrays are automatically passed by reference. Any changes you make to the array in the function will be reflected back to the calling function.

Brighteyes · 03-31-2003, 08:09 AM

Quote:

need to return an array of structures from a function after I handle it and change it...
so my function accepts the array of structures as an argument and I want to return it...

You don't have to return it since an array parameter is converted to a pointer to the first element, any changes you make would be seen in the calling function anyway. But I've had plenty of times where I also returned the array for notational convenience, so you'd do it like this

Code:

struct T *f(struct T *t)
{
    /* ... */
    return t;
}

03-31-2003, 06:53 AM	#1
manolo21 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1	returning arrays of structures Hello can anyone help,,, I need to return an array of structures from a function after I handle it and change it... so my function accepts the array of structures as an argument and I want to return it... please help ...
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