function - return statement

lets say i created a 2-dimentional array in a function, let's call it

Code:

#include...

char array(){
...
...
return ???;
}

int main(){
char board[50][50];
...
...
board[50][50] = array();  /*this part is totally wrong, but i think you should understand what im trying to do by this*/

return 0;
}

is there a way to return a full array into the main portion of a program?
if not, can you somehow loop the function such that it is able to return the specific array values back into the main?

Pass the array into the function and fill it that way.

ok... thats really not what i want to do but thx for answering... what i want somthing like the following

Code:

 #include...

char array(int a){
int b,c, d;
char array1[a][a];

for(b =0; b<=a;b++){
for(c=0;c<=a;c++){
d = rand()&#37;2;
array1[b][c] =d
}
}
return (somthing...dont know what goes here);
}
int main(){
int x;

scanf("%d", &x);
char array[x][x] = array(x); //pretty sure this is wrong
...
...
return 0;
}

somtheing like that where an array is created in a function... is there a way to return that function created array back into the main?

Please indent your code.
It's possible, but it's not a very friendly way. You have to allocate memory on the heap and return a char** to there.
Main will later have to call free to release the memory.
Therefore it is preferred to pass in a buffer to the function which it can fill. Be sure to pass along the size of the buffer, as well.

Ok... thx... one more question... if i want to print the array in the function... then present that printed array in the main would i also have to use a char**? or buffer... or is there a way around that?

Originally Posted by chungt004

Ok... thx... one more question... if i want to print the array in the function... then present that printed array in the main would i also have to use a char**? or buffer... or is there a way around that?

What does that mean? Do you mean that now you want a string (or an array of strings, or something similar) that contains what your array would like if printed?