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user3385485
user3385485

Reputation: 23

returning array from function to main in C?

what is the method to return an array to main? I know the array is created but cant return it, so when I try to use it is says "incompatible types in assignment"?

int* get_array(){

      int i = 0, j;
      int *array = malloc(6);
      srand(time(NULL));

      while (i != 6) 
      {
            int random_number = ((rand() % 49) + 1);
            int ok = 1; 

            for (j = 0 ; ok && j != i ; j++)
            {
                ok &= (random_number != array[j]);
            }

            if (ok) 
            {
                array[i++] = random_number;
            }
      }
      return array;
}

then call it from the main:-

int main()
{

      int i;
      int* get_lotto_numbers();
      int numbers[6];

      numbers = get_lotto_numbers();

      for(i = 0; i < 6; i++)
      {
               printf("%d ", numbers[i]);
      }
}

any comments will help thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 143

Answers (3)

Mayank
Mayank

Reputation: 2220

This should probably work for you.....

int* get_array(){

      int i = 0, j;
      int *array = malloc(6);

/*do your stuff here*/
        array[0]=71;
    array[1]=77;
        array[2]=72;
        array[3]=73;
        array[4]=74;
        array[5]=75;

      return array;
}

int main()
{

      int i;
      int *numbers;

      numbers = get_array();

      for(i = 0; i < 6; i++)
      {
               printf("%d ", numbers[i]);
      }
}

Upvotes: 0

user26347
user26347

Reputation: 604

pass in the array as an argument:

void get_array(int array[])

Don't return array, just return. Then call it with :

get_array(numbers);

Upvotes: 2

Carl Norum
Carl Norum

Reputation: 225082

Arrays in C are non-modifiable lvalues. Change int numbers[6] in main() to int *numbers and you'll be fine.

Make sure to free() it!

Editorial note: It's a bit weird to have that declaration of get_lotto_numbers in your main function.

Upvotes: 5

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