Hello everyone! :-D OK, I got a simple question, how do I make a function return an array? This gives me a compile error: CHAR_INFO[] DrawMap() How do I fix it? Thanks! ;) http://www.xthost.info/sulfurik/ http://tsfc.ath.cx ftp://tsfc.ath.cx hotline://tsfc.ath.cx Ruffle Mayo says ROFLMAO! :D

You cannot return an array that way, you need to pass it to the function by reference. Chi They mostly come at night...mostly.

Hmm... I think I'll just use a global variable... Thanks! ;-) http://www.xthost.info/sulfurik/ http://tsfc.ath.cx ftp://tsfc.ath.cx hotline://tsfc.ath.cx Ruffle Mayo says ROFLMAO! :D

God NO!!!! You should be using OOP and some elegance...not global variables. Passing it by reference is dead simple. just define your function as: void DrawMap(char CHAR_INFO[]) Chi They mostly come at night...mostly.

Here is an example: #include "stdafx.h" using namespace std; void DrawMap(char CHAR_INFO[]); int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { char char_info[3] = {'1','2','3'}; DrawMap(char_info); cout << char_info[0] << endl; int a; cin >> a; return 0; } void DrawMap(char CHAR_INFO[]) { CHAR_INFO[0] = 'A'; } Chi They mostly come at night...mostly.

Sulfurik, Are you creating the array inside the function? If so, you'll either need to use double indirection (a good old double pointer in C (**) ) or create the array inside the function and then return a pointer (pointers and arrays are pretty much the same thing in the compiler's eyes). Here's an example of both (only if you are creating the array _inside_ the function). //double pointer void DrawMap(char **array) { *array=(char *)malloc(100); if(!(*array)){ return; //bail } (*array)[0]='A'; } //return pointer char *DrawMap(void) { char *array; array=(char *)malloc(100); if(!array){ return; //bail } array[0]='A'; return(array); } Otherwise, Chi is right. Sure it's kind of old fashioned (I really need to polish up on my techniques and get more C++ oriented, but I don't have time!), but it works! Hope this helps, and good luck once again on your project. Stephen "Live long and PROGRAM......or at least do _something_ with all that time...!"

Oohh... Well... I'll use global variables for now, but then I'll go object-oriented (making a game engine!) when I finish this test game. Thanks to both of you! ;-) http://www.xthost.info/sulfurik/ http://tsfc.ath.cx ftp://tsfc.ath.cx hotline://tsfc.ath.cx Ruffle Mayo says ROFLMAO! :D