[Eun]

Can someone explain me why this is not possible and / or howto solve these problems in the following code:

PHP Code:

#pragma newdecls required

#include <sourcemod>

char[] TestChars()
{
    char[] buffer = new char[21];
    strcopy(buffer, 20, "Hello!");
    return buffer;
}

char[] TestChars2()
{
    // this is working
    char[] buffer = "";
    return buffer;
    
    // this is not working
    //return "" // error 039: constant symbol has no size
}


void main()
{
    // this is working
    PrintToServer("Chars: %s\n", TestChars());
    
    // this is not:
    char[] buffer = TestChars(); // error 001: expected token: "-string-", but found "-identifier-"
    PrintToServer("Chars: %s\n", buffer);
    
    PrintToServer("Chars: %s\n", TestChars2());
} 


[WildCard65]

Pretty sure you can't return arrays still.

[Neuro Toxin]

Um. You cant return char[] for a function. You need to parse a buffer char array and write to it.

Just think. Is there a sourcemod function that returns char[]?

[Neuro Toxin]

PHP Code:

stock void TestChars(char[] buffer, int length)
{
    strcopy(buffer, length, "Hello!");
} 


[Potato Uno]

According to Asherkin, non-public functions can return strings.

No idea if that capability is gone in 1.7.