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Subject: Re: Access to C_float wipes out float value
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:09:02 +0200
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Le Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:40:18 +0200, deadlyhead <deadlyhead@gmail.com> a =
 =

=E9crit:
> void*
> do_something (int get_float)
> {
>
>   int*   i;
>   float* f;
>
>   int in =3D 12345; // <<< local
>   float fl =3D 9876.54321; // idem
>
>   f =3D &fl; // <<< reference to local
>   i =3D &in; // idem
>
>   if (!get_float) {
>     printf ("Value of \"*i\" is %d\n", *i);
>     return i; // <<< return reference to local
>   } else {
>     printf ("Value of \"*f\" is %f\n", *f);
>     return f; // idem
>   }
> }

Did you really want to return a reference to a local variable ? Are you =
 =

sure ?