Can I return an array by value in C++? By value I mean returning a copy instead of using a pointer. If so can someone provide an example of returning a 1d array and a 2d array?
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Can I return an array by value in C++? By value I mean returning a copy instead of using a pointer. If so can someone provide an example of returning a 1d array and a 2d array?
No; you can return arrays by value only by wrapping them inside a
structor aclass(actually, you can simply return an appropriate instance ofstd::array, which encapsulates a C-style array inside a template class which provides also some bells and whistles).