Passing array to methode

[Thomas Kowalski]

Hi everyone,
recently I have trouble to pass an array (unsigned char color[3]) to a
methode by reference and collect the return value by reference.

I wanted something like:
unsigned char[3]& changeColor(unsigned char[3]& color);

How would the correct syntax look like?

Thanks in advance,
Thomas Kowalski

[Stuart Redmann]

Thomas Kowalski wrote:

Hi everyone,
recently I have trouble to pass an array (unsigned char color[3]) to a
methode by reference and collect the return value by reference.

I wanted something like:
unsigned char[3]& changeColor(unsigned char[3]& color);

How would the correct syntax look like?

I suppose that this is a point where you can get around a typedef.

typedef unsigned char CharArray[3];
CharArray& changeColor (CharArray& p_Color)
{
return p_Color;
}

Regards,
Stuart

[Stefan Naewe]

Thomas Kowalski schrieb:

Hi everyone,
recently I have trouble to pass an array (unsigned char color[3]) to a
methode by reference and collect the return value by reference.

I wanted something like:
unsigned char[3]& changeColor(unsigned char[3]& color);

If you pass the array to the function by reference, why
do you wnat to return it as a reference as well ?

How would the correct syntax look like?

I'd use a typedef:

typedef unsigned char Color[3];

Color& changeColor(Color & col)
{
return col;
}

int main()
{
Color c;
Color& b = changeColor(c);
return 0;
}
But I really don't understand what you want to achieve with this.

S.
--
Stefan Naewe
stefan_DOT_naewe_AT_atlas_DOT_de

[Thomas Kowalski]

typedef unsigned char Color[3];

If you see it, it's quite simple (hit my head). Thanks

But I really don't understand what you want to achieve with this.

Actually I mixed two different methodes.
I have a getter and and change methode but I combined them to keep the
text short.

Thanks,
Thomas Kowalski

[Gianni Mariani]

Thomas Kowalski wrote:

Hi everyone,
recently I have trouble to pass an array (unsigned char color[3]) to a
methode by reference and collect the return value by reference.

I wanted something like:
unsigned char[3]& changeColor(unsigned char[3]& color);

unsigned char (& changeColor( unsigned char ( & color )[3] ) )[3]
{
return foo;
}

>
How would the correct syntax look like?

The typedef answers are better but if you need to create a template,
you're likely going to need to use that syntax.

[Michiel.Salters]

Thomas Kowalski wrote:

Hi everyone,
recently I have trouble to pass an array (unsigned char color[3]) to a
methode by reference and collect the return value by reference.

I wanted something like:
unsigned char[3]& changeColor(unsigned char[3]& color);

How would the correct syntax look like?

struct color {
unsigned char components[3];
color& changeColor(); // return *this after modification.
};

And the free function:
color& changeColor(color& c); // returns c

HTH,
Michiel