How do I return multiple variables from a C++ function?

You can't return multiple variables from a function. What you can:

Return an array pointer.

Return a custom data type(struct) to contain the return variables.

Return a STL container.

Thanks. Looks like returning an array would be easier. But I couldn’t help it. Can anyone help me in writing the function please?

It’s easy to return an array in C++. You just need to use pointers with the return type of your function and you will need to  declare an array (also with pointer) to which the function will return the object. The syntax will be like this:

Int* function()

{

return a;               //  --- > (Here a is an array);

}

Int main()

{

b=function();              // (here b is an array);

return 0;

}

I hope it helps

Thanks for the response mate but something went wrong. My function returns a bizarre output.

Would u like to post your code here so that I can investigate the bugs there?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int* function()

{

    int a[6]                              //=new int[6];

    a[0]=1;

    a[1]=2;

    a[2]=3;

    a[3]=4;

    a[4]=5;

    a[5]=6;

    return a;

}

int main()

{

    int *b;

    b=function();

    for(int i=0;i<6;i++) cout<<b[i]<<endl;

    return 0;

}

Replace the line “int a[6]” with “int *a=new int[6]”. You need to change this statement because your array “a” may be corrupted due to dynamic memory allocation.

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