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Function Returning a Pointer

Started by UBC_Wiskatos Apr 9, 2002 at 5:30 PM 2 replies 300+ views

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Apr 9, 2002 at 5:30 PM

I have a structure called SBMPFont, and a class method (of COutputEngine) that is called LoadFont. What is the proper syntax for a class method that returns a pointer to SBMPFont. Is it *SBMPFont LoadFont(blah); and *SBMPFont COutputEngine::LoadFont(blah) or is it something else? Basically, what I have is a method that will dynamically allocate memory for a font and initialize it, then return a pointer to the newly created font (that is of the structure SBMPFont). [edited by - UBC_Wiskatos on April 9, 2002 6:32:13 PM]

IndirectX

Apr 9, 2002 at 5:33 PM


class C {
  Stuff *CreateStuff();
};

Stuff *C::CreateStuff()
{
  return new Stuff;
}

[edited by - IndirectX on April 9, 2002 6:34:14 PM]

siaspete

Apr 9, 2002 at 5:34 PM

SBMPFont * LoadFont (blah);

You might want to add a function to delete the font too. Fair enough that it''s probably just a "delete" operator, but I think things should mostly be deleted by the same object that created them.

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UBC_Wiskatos

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UBC_Wiskatos

Apr 9, 2002 at 5:55 PM

Thanks guys! It work really well now. :-)

siaspete: Yep, I also have a method to delete the font.

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