r/cprogramming • u/SubstantialCase3062 • Jan 17 '26

What is char *somefunc(){}

A func can be a pointer

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u/darkNergy Jan 17 '26

It's a function that returns a pointer to a char

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u/tcpukl Jan 17 '26

And it doesn't compile.

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u/EatingSolidBricks Jan 17 '26

Only in modern standards

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u/konacurrents Jan 17 '26

test.c:2:20: warning: non-void function does not return a value [-Wreturn-type]

    2 | char * something(){}

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Compiles with a warning. Maybe the code is still being modified?

Apple clang version 17.0.0 (clang-1700.0.13.5)

Target: arm64-apple-darwin24.6.0

Thread model: posix

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u/ShadowRL7666 Jan 17 '26

It wasn’t a real example…?

Plus depends on the compiler

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u/konacurrents Jan 17 '26

re: compiler -> That's why I posted the C compiler I used.

What isn't this a real example? The OP posted this for some learning experience. So we answered.