returning automatic variables

[Henry Spencer]

In article <1991May24.153133.13590 at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> nnj20229 at uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Nesha Nicole Jones) writes:
>... Is it possible to return an automatic string form a function...

Basically, no.  The string has to be contained in storage that will survive
after the function returns.  Automatic variables don't.  You either have to
use a static buffer for the returned value, or use malloc().
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