How do I return multiple values from a function in C?

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I don’t know what your string is, but I’m going to assume that it manages its own memory.

You have two solutions:

1: Return a struct which contains all the types you need.

struct Tuple {
    int a;
    string b;
};

struct Tuple getPair() {
    Tuple r = { 1, getString() };
    return r;
}

void foo() {
    struct Tuple t = getPair();
}

2: Use pointers to pass out values.

void getPair(int* a, string* b) {
    // Check that these are not pointing to NULL
    assert(a);
    assert(b);
    *a = 1;
    *b = getString();
}

void foo() {
    int a, b;
    getPair(&a, &b);
}

Which one you choose to use depends largely on personal preference as to whatever semantics you like more.

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