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xpi0t0s

Neither is correct, because in both cases t is on the stack and invalid after the function returns.

This is correct, but you must remember to free the memory some time later otherwise this will leak memory:

Code:

char *morefun()
{
  char *t=malloc(6*sizeof(char));
  strcpy(t,"pawan");
  return t;
}

xpi0t0s Mentor
29Sep2012,13:46
	Neither is correct, because in both cases t is on the stack and invalid after the function returns. This is correct, but you must remember to free the memory some time later otherwise this will leak memory: Code: char morefun() { char t=malloc(6*sizeof(char)); strcpy(t,"pawan"); return t; }