C / C++ / MFC

den2k88 wrote:

in practice it's not that simple

int myFunction(char* anArrayOfChars) // a pointer to the array
{
    // function code ...
}

...

// calling code
char anArray[32];
// fill the array
int value = myFunction(anArray) // name of the array is a pointer to its content

void myFunc(char* somedata)
{
    strcpy(somedata, "Bad stuff");
    return;
}

//...
char myArray[] = "Good stuff";
myFunc(myArray);
printf("Returned value %s\n", myArray);

void myFunc(char* somedata)
{
    strcpy(somedata, "Good stuff");
    return;
}

//...
char myArray[] = "Bad stuff";
myFunc(myArray);
printf("Returned value %s\n", myArray);

Quote:

void myFunc(char* somedata)
{
strcpy(somedata, "Good stuff");
return;
}

//...
char myArray[] = "Bad stuff";
myFunc(myArray);
printf("Returned value %s\n", myArray);