Is it a good idea to return " const char * " from a function?
- by AJ
Now I have a function that has to return a string. I saw a particular implementation where he returns a const char * from the function.
Something like this:
const char * GetSomeString()
{
........
return somestlstring.c_str();
}
SomeOtherFoo ()
{
const char * tmp = GetSomeString();
string s = tmp;
}
Now I felt there is something potentially wrong with this. Is my gut feel right? or Is this a perfectly safe code?
Kindly give me ur suggestions. I have a feeling return const char * this way might result in havoc..
Thanks,
Arjun
