Groovy hepcat Bogdan Sheptunov jived with All on 21 Dec 97  05:43:08!
how should I return pointer to string?'s a cool scene. Dig it!
 BS> char*
 BS> IniFile::readLine(void)
 BS> {
 BS> char buffer[NAME_MAX_LENGTH];
 BS> char *_value;
     ...
 BS> return _value;
 BS> }
 BS> A problem is here: in readline(void) _value is OK. I mean it points to
 BS> the correct line. But when "return" is called "buffer" is being
 BS> destructed, and the result of the call
  Of course that's what happens. buffer is automatic. There are
several ways to go here. You could declare buffer static (probably the
simplest way). You could allocate memory for the array dynamically
(and have the calling function free/delete it - not recomended). Or,
the one I would recomend, you could allocate an array before the call,
either statically or dynamically, and pass a pointer to that - or even
a reference - to IniFile::readLine(). Perhaps another good idea, make
buffer a class member instead of just a datum inside a function.
                                                  Wolvaen
... Since I've used up all my sick time, I'm calling in dead, Jim.
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