What do we mean by this ?

[mtalafha40]

Hi everybody
I'm trying to understand a code written by someone
in the code i found something like

 Name *Name_of_function(arguments) {body of the function}

what dose that mean, I'm already know that the function can be like

 int Name_of_function (arguments) {body of the function }

so, what is that mean ... I'm beginner in c++

thanks

[Elkvis]

What part is confusing to you? Your example is lacking context and explanation. Provide the full example.

[mtalafha40]

Name *Name_of_function(arguments) {body of the function}

for example

Libnucnet__Zone *Libnucnet__createZoneArray( const Libnucnet *)

[MutantJohn]

Ah, I know where you're confused. What they're doing is returning a pointer to a Name type.

C and C++ are a little funny in where you can choose to put the * character. It's for this reason that I think it's a little bit more readable to type:

Name* Name_of_function(arguments) { /* ... */ }

If you aren't familiar with pointers, there's ton of resources you can use to read all about them.