Thread: good code to return const reference to function local object?

Hello everyone,


1. Returning non-const reference to function local object is not correct. But is it correct to return const reference to function local object?

2. If in (1), it is correct to return const reference to function local object, the process is a new temporary object is created (based on the function local object) and the const reference is binded to the temporary object, and the life time of the temporary object is extended to the life time of const reference?

Or no need to create such a temporary object, just let the const reference binded to the function local object itself?


thanks in advance,
George