Scope of an Arg

[Michael McKnerney]

Hi,

Can someone answer this simple question:

Given:

string func();

func2( func.c_str() );

When does the string returned from func() go out of scope, after the
call to c_str() or after func2() completes?


thanks,
Mike

 

[Evan]

Hi,

Can someone answer this simple question:

Given:

string func();

func2( func.c_str() );

Victor says you probably meant func().c_str() here; I think you
probably meant
string func;
rather than
string func();

The latter does not construct a string called func but declares a
function called func that returns a string. This is why Victor talks
about applying c_str() to a function pointer.